At least 14 irregular migrants die when boat sinks in Aegean

At least 14 people died when a boat carrying irregular migrants sank in the Aegean Sea off the Turkish city of Bodrum, Anadolu reports. Upon receiving a distress call that a boat carrying migrants had sunk off Ortakent in Bodrum, in the Mugla province, four Turkish Coast Guard vessels, a diving team, a helicopter, and several rescue crews were dispatched to the scene. During the operations, 2 migrants in danger of drowning were rescued by the coast guard. The Mugla Governor’s Office said that around midday Friday, the 112 Emergency Call Center got a report from an Afghan national in the Ada Burnu area of Bodrum requesting help near the rocky shore. Following the alert, the four coast guard boats […]