36 migrants killed in two boat disasters off Turkey

Authorities have recovered the bodies of at least 36 migrants who drowned off Turkey after their boats overturned in rough waters as they tried to reach the Greek island of Lesbos, officials said.

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