At least 22 migrants, including 7 children, drowned after a boat carrying them capsized off the Turkish coast in the Aegean Sea, a Turkish official said on Friday.
This revised death toll comes after 8 deaths were reported earlier.
The victims' nationalities were not yet known. Officials said that two people were rescued by the Turkish coastguard and another two managed to make it out of the water on their own.
The boat capsized off Türkiye's largest island, called Gokceada or Imbros, which is located off the coast of the northwestern province of Canakkale.
Officials said that the search and rescue operation was underway.
Türkiye is hosting nearly four million refugees, mostly Syrians.
Ankara struck a deal with the European Union in 2016 to curb the influx of refugees in return for several incentives, including financial assistance.
With AFP
This revised death toll comes after 8 deaths were reported earlier.
The victims' nationalities were not yet known. Officials said that two people were rescued by the Turkish coastguard and another two managed to make it out of the water on their own.
The boat capsized off Türkiye's largest island, called Gokceada or Imbros, which is located off the coast of the northwestern province of Canakkale.
Officials said that the search and rescue operation was underway.
Türkiye is hosting nearly four million refugees, mostly Syrians.
Ankara struck a deal with the European Union in 2016 to curb the influx of refugees in return for several incentives, including financial assistance.
With AFP
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