Six children are among nine migrants killed off the Turkish coast as 35 die off Tunisian coast

  • Six children have died along with three adults after a boat sank in Turkish waters
  • The migrants were attempting to reach Greece by boat when they drowned
  • Five were saved and taken back to Turkey in the early hours of Sunday morning
  • At least 35 died when a separate boat sank off the coast of Tunisia on Sunday

Six children have died along with three adults when their boat sank off the coast of Turkey.

The boat capsized early on Sunday morning near the town of Demre in the southern province of Antalya – a popular destination for British tourists.

The Turkish coastguard revealed the migrants, attempting to reach Greece, drowned in the early hours.

The Coast Guard recovered the bodies of nine victims and rescued four others. A fifth migrant was saved by a passing fishing vessel.

Turkey’s state-run Anatolia News Agency reports there were 14-15 people on the vessel, according to the migrants, so authorities were still searching for one unaccounted for person.

The Turkish coastguard reportedly attempted to pull survivors of the boat collapse into their vessel to take them back to Turkey

Coastguard officials surveyed the water as they attempted to fins survivors of the boat collapse

Coastguard officials surveyed the water as they attempted to fins survivors of the boat collapse

Migrant people who escaped Turkey were found in the water. Nine died, including six children 

Migrant people who escaped Turkey were found in the water. Nine died, including six children 

A person was found in the water and rescued after a boat with an estimated 14 people broke

A person was found in the water and rescued after a boat with an estimated 14 people broke

A person was found swimming out at sea. Four people were found and rescued by the Coast guard

A person was found swimming out at sea. Four people were found and rescued by the Coast guard

The migrants’ nationalities have not been identified.

On the same day, on Sunday, at least 35 people died off the coast of Tunisia after a migrant boat sank. 

At the height of the migrant crisis in 2015, more than 857,000 migrants reached Greece from Turkey. A 2016 deal between Turkey and the European Union has dramatically reduced the numbers of migrants coming into Greece. 

 

 

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