14 migrants die as boat sinks off Turkey

At least 14 migrants, including seven children, drowned on Wednesday when their flimsy boat sank off Turkey’s Aegean coast while trying to reach Greece, the latest fatalities in Europe’s refugee crisis, reports AFP, from Istanbul.
The Turkish coastguard recovered the bodies from the wooden boat which was heading from the western province of Canakkale to the Greek island of Lesbos, the Dogan news agency said.
“This morning another 14 refugees died... Must there be another Aylan for the world to wake up. Humanity is watching from the sidelines,” said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
He was referring to three-year-old Syrian refugee Aylan Kurdi, whose body was pictured washed up on a Turkish beach in September in harrowing images that shocked the world, pressuring European leaders to step up their response to the crisis.
Dogan reported that 27 people were rescued in the Aegean on Wednesday, among them a pregnant woman, and the survivors were said to be in good condition.
Coastguard workers backed by helicopters were continuing a search for those unaccounted for, Dogan said, without specifying how many might be missing.
“The boat probably sank after hitting rocks.

 

14 migrants die as boat sinks off Turkey

At least 14 migrants, including seven children, drowned on Wednesday when their flimsy boat sank off Turkeys Aegean coast while trying to reach Greece, the latest fatalities in Europes refugee crisis, reports AFP, from Istanbul. The Turkish coastguard recovered the bodies from the wooden boat which was heading from the western province of Canakkale to the Greek island of Lesbos, the Dogan news agency said. This morning another 14 refugees died... Must there be another Aylan for the world to wake up. Humanity is watching from the sidelines, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He was referring to three-year-old Syrian refugee Aylan Kurdi, whose body was pictured washed up on a Turkish beach in September in harrowing images that shocked the world, pressuring European leaders to step up their response to the crisis. Dogan reported that 27 people were rescued in the Aegean on Wednesday, among them a pregnant woman, and the survivors were said to be in good condition. Coastguard workers backed by helicopters were continuing a search for those unaccounted for, Dogan said, without specifying how many might be missing. The boat probably sank after hitting rocks.