1 child dead as migrant boat sinks off western Turkey

1 child dead as migrant boat sinks off western Turkey

BALIKESİR-Anadolu Agency
1 child dead as migrant boat sinks off western Turkey

A rubber boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of western Turkey on Oct. 14, leaving one child dead and another missing, security sources said.

The Turkish coastguard rescued 33 of 35 migrants after the boat sank off the Ayvalık district of western Balıkesir province due to unknown causes, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media.

Rescue operations are underway for the missing baby, the sources said.

The migrants were illegally attempting to cross to Europe over the Aegean Sea.

Turkey has been a key transit point for irregular migrants aiming to cross into Europe to start new lives, especially those fleeing war and persecution.

The illegal migration trend gained momentum with the unrest in the Middle East, especially since the beginning of the Syrian civil war in 2011.

Some 268,000 irregular migrants were held in Turkey in 2018, according to the Interior Ministry.

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