Migrant boat sinks off Turkey’s coast, killing at least 21 people

The migrants’ nationalities were not immediately known.Eighteen rescue boats, a plane, two helicopters, and a drone were involved in the search and rescue mission, the statement said. Ambulances were on standby at a nearby port, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported.Although their numbers have declined in recent years, migrants mostly from the Middle East and Africa often leave Turkey to try to reach Greece in search of a better life in European countries. Some migrants leaving Turkey also attempt to sail to Italy.The Turkish coast guard said it caught at least 93 migrants attempting to leave the Turkish coast on boats this week.



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