MADRID (AP) — The Latest on migration into and around Europe (all times local):2:20 p.m.Nine migrants, including six children, have drowned in boat accident off Turkey’s Mediterranean coast. The boat capsized early Sunday morning near the town of Demre in the southern province of Antalya, according to the Turkish Coast Guard. At the height of the migrant crisis in 2015, more than 857,000 migrants reached Greece from Turkey. A 2016 deal between Turkey and the European Union has dramatically reduced the numbers of migrants coming into Greece. Through the first four months of 2018, a total of 22,439 migrants reached European shores, with 4,409 of them arriving in Spain.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 03, 2018 12:22 UTC