Authorities find 16 migrants washed up on beaches as double boat disaster kills 21 off Turkey

At least 21 migrants have drowned off Turkey after their boats overturned in rough waters in two separate incidents as they tried to reach the Greek island of Lesbos, authorities said.

Nine bodies washed up on a beach in the resort town of Ayvalik early on Tuesday, prompting authorities to dispatch coast guard boats and gendarmerie officials to search the area by sea and by land for possible survivors.