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| Subject: 'Thank the statists': Death toll in migrant boat disaster off northern Istanbul coast climbs to 24 Mon Nov 03, 2014 5:03 am | |
| At least 24 migrants have died while many are missing after a boat carrying refugees capsized off Istanbul’s northern coast in the early hours of Nov. 3.
Seven people have been rescued by fishermen and Turkish coast guards dispatched to the area while 24 bodies have been pulled from the sea near the site of the incident, Turkish Coast Guard officials said. Most of the migrants who died were children, a rescue official said. The boat was carrying 30-40 people, according to reports.
The accident took place near Rumeli Feneri, a small village at the confluence of the Bosphorus and the Black Sea.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/death-toll-in-migrant-boat-disaster-off-northern-istanbul-coast-climbs-to-24.aspx?pageID=238&nID=73792&NewsCatID=341 |
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