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Boat capsizes off Turkey's Aegean coast, 5 migrants killed
Rescue crews are scouring area for possible survivors or bodies
30 September, 16:01
(AP-ANSA) - ANKARA, SEPTEMBER 30 - Turkey's state-run news
agency says a boat carrying migrants has capsized off Turkey's
northern Aegean coast, killing at least five people. The
capsizing occurred as a rare and powerful Mediterranean storm is
causing torrential rains in parts of Greece and Turkey.
The Anadolu Agency said the rubber boat capsized Sunday off
the town of Enez in Edirne province. The town is not far from
the northern Greek coastal town of Alexandroupolis. It said it
was not immediately clear how many migrants were on the boat and
rescue crews were scouring the area for possible survivors or
more bodies. Although their numbers have decreased in recent
years, migrants still try and cross into Greece from nearby
Turkey in the hopes of making their way to other European
countries. (ANSA-AP).
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