Eight killed as migrant boat sinks off western TurkeyEight killed as migrant boat sinks off western Turkey. It said the operations, carried out with two boats, a diving team and a helicopter from the coast guard, had found the bodies of eight people from the boat, which was carrying 40 migrants in total. In an earlier statement, the coast guard had said efforts were underway to reach nine missing migrants from the dinghy. The movement was drastically curtailed by a 2016 accord between Ankara and the EU. Register to advertise your products & services on our classifieds website Digger.co.ke and enjoy one month subscription free of charge and 3 free ads on the Standard newspaper.

Source: Standard Digital June 17, 2019 08:15 UTC