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11 migrants including 3 children drown off Turkey
(MENAFN- Arab News) ANKARA: Eleven migrants bound for EU member Greece including three children drowned off the Turkish coast on Tuesday when their boat sank in the latest tragedy in the Aegean Sea Anatolia said.
Seven people were rescued in the incident off Turkey's Aegean Sea resort of Kusadasi but coast guards found the bodies of 11 people including three children it added.
The migrants appeared to have been trying to reach the Greek island of Samos which lies opposite Kusadasi.
The disaster happened as the UN refugee agency and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced more than one million migrants and refugees reached Europe this year. The vast majority of people 821008 landed in Greece according to the figures.
Turkey which is already hosting at least 2.2 million migrants from the war in Syria has emerged as the major hub for refugees and migrants seeking to go to Europe.
The EU and Turkey agreed a deal for Ankara to step up its work to stop migrants heading to Europe in return for a package of EU financial help.
Seven people were rescued in the incident off Turkey's Aegean Sea resort of Kusadasi but coast guards found the bodies of 11 people including three children it added.
The migrants appeared to have been trying to reach the Greek island of Samos which lies opposite Kusadasi.
The disaster happened as the UN refugee agency and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced more than one million migrants and refugees reached Europe this year. The vast majority of people 821008 landed in Greece according to the figures.
Turkey which is already hosting at least 2.2 million migrants from the war in Syria has emerged as the major hub for refugees and migrants seeking to go to Europe.
The EU and Turkey agreed a deal for Ankara to step up its work to stop migrants heading to Europe in return for a package of EU financial help.
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