33 Greece-bound migrants drown off Turkish coast

At least 33 people, including five children, have drowned in the Aegean Sea after their Greece-bound boat capsized off the Turkish coast.

33 Greece-bound migrants drown off Turkish coast

At least 33 people, including five children, have drowned in the Aegean Sea after their Greece-bound boat capsized off the Turkish coast.

Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency said coastguards rescued 75 others from the sea on Saturday near the resort of Ayvacik en route to the Greek island of Lesbos.

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