21:00, March 17, 2015
Two incidents involving migrant boats near the Turkish coast have followed UN warnings last week that Syrian refugees are being driven into the arms of human traffickers in a growing humanitarian crisis.
At least five migrants died as a boat capsized off the coast of south-west Turkey early this morning, according to Turkish media.
In the second of two serious episodes in the space of a week, the vessel sank in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Muğla province with 15 migrants from Syria and Iraq on board. Its intended destination was the Greek island of Kos.
Local fishermen spotted it sinking, and the Turkish coastguard rescued eight people. A search is underway for other survivors.
Armenian News
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