Boats carrying refugees capsized, leaving 20 deads
İZMİR (DİHA) - Rubber boats carrying refugees who wanted to cross over to Greece from Ayvalık and Dikili have turned upside down, at least 20 refugees have lost their lives.
The rubber boat carrying the refugees who wanted to cross over to Greece has sunk offshore Ayvalık district of Balıkesir province due to stormy weather. The dead bodies of 13 refugees consisting mostly of children have washed ashore on the coast of Martı Site in Altınova Neighbourhood.
Six refugees who could swim to the wave breakers have been rescued by coast guard teams. Six refugees found alive, had been suffering from hypothermia due to sunk body temperatures and have been taken into Ayvalık State Hospital for treatment. All the refugees on board have been identified to have Iraqi and Algerian nationalities.
Also in Dikili at least seven refugees died. It has been reported that the boat carrying 22 refugees from Salihleraltı area linked to Dikili district of İzmir province to Lesbos Island of Greece has turned upside down. It has been found out that the rubber boat had put out to see on 5 a.m. in the morning. It has become evident that the boat has turned upside down when dead bodies of seven more refugees including women and children washed ashore in Kumburnu area of Dikili district.
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