Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Sunday, September 20, 2015

BREAKING NEWS--Migrant crisis: Thirteen die in boat collision off Turkey

by Isabelle Roussel and Biodun Iginla, BBC News, Istanbul

21 minutes ago


At least 13 migrants have died after their dinghy collided with a ferry, the Turkish Coastguard says.
The accident happened off the Turkish coast, close to the port of Canakkale. The boat was reportedly on its way to the Greek island of Lesbos.
Dogan news agency said 46 people were on board. Twenty people were rescued, 13 people were still missing and four of the dead were children, it added.
Meanwhile, huge numbers of migrants continue to test European countries.
Long queues of both people and traffic have been reported at Slovenia's borders with Croatia and Austria amid tighter restrictions.
Austria, Hungary and Croatia have all accused each other of failing to deal effectively with the new arrivals.
 
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