A migrant boat sinks off the Turkish coast, killing at least 22 people

Ankara, Turkiye:A rubber dinghy carrying migrants sank off Turkiye s northern Aegean coast on Friday, killing at least 22 people, officials said. T...

Ankara, Turkiye: A rubber dinghy carrying migrants sank off Turkiye’s northern Aegean coast on Friday, killing at least 22 people, officials said.

Turkish coast guard personnel rescued two migrants from the sea off the town of Eceabat in Canakkale province, while two others reached the shore by themselves and notified officials, Gov. Ilhami Aktas said.

It was not clear how many people were on the boat when it sank and the coast guard was continuing to search the area, he said.

Aktas told the state-run Anadolu Agency that seven of the dead were infants or children. The migrants’ nationalities were not immediately known.

They were trying to reach the Greek island of Samothraki, the private Demiroren News Agency reported.