More than a dozen migrants die as boats sink off Greece and Turkey

Up to 16 dead after migrant boats sink on way from Turkey to Lesbos

A boat carrying migrants from Turkey to a nearby Greek island sank, leaving at least seven people dead, including three children, Greece’s coast guard said.

At least 16 killed as two refugee boats sink off Turkiye and Greece

Greek and Turkish coastguards still searching for two missing people from the two unrelated accidents.

Turkish authorities were able to rescue 25 crew members alive from this accident, which was the second on the same day. Earlier, another shipwreck killed at least seven people, including three minors.

Migrant boat sinking kills seven in Greece -coast guard

ATHENS — Seven people, including three children, died and 23 others were rescued Thursday when an inflatable boat carrying migrants capsized off the Greek island of Lesbos, the coast guard said.   The coast guard initially said four bodies had been discovered in the Aegean Sea but after a search by patrol boats, three others were found, a spokeswoman told AFP.   The boat was carrying about 30 people and capsized in mild weather a short distance …

Migrant shipwrecks kill 7 in Greece, 9 in Turkiye

A source from the Turkish Coast Guard tells media that the two accidents are unrelated.

Nine migrants found dead off Turkey after boat sinks

ISTANBUL: Nine migrants died and another 25 were rescued Thursday after their boat started sinking off the western coast of Turkey, officials said. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd