At least 44 migrants drown in Turkey, Tunisia in separate sinking
  • 6 years ago
Nine migrants, including six children, have drowned in a boat accident off Turkey's Mediterranean coast.
Fifteen migrants were said to be on the boat that capsized on Sunday near the town of Demre in the southern province of Antalya.
Meanwhile, at least 35 migrants died and dozens more were rescued in a separate sinking off the coast of Tunisia.
More than a thousand migrants from sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East have died this year trying to cross to Europe for refuge.
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