Turkey: Up to 60 migrants feared dead after boat sinks

ANKARA, Turkey — Up to 60 migrants may have been trapped in a boat that sank in an eastern lake last week, Turkey’s interior minister said Wednesday.

Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu, who traveled to Van to oversee the rescue operation, told reporters Wednesday that authorities estimated the boat was carrying between 55 and 60 migrants when it went down in stormy weather.A total of 11 other people have detained in connection with the tragedy, he said. A village administrator has been removed from office for delaying reporting the incident, he added.

Turkey, which hosts about 3.7 million Syrian refugees, is a main crossing point for migrants trying to reach Europe.

Oh no!

The official cause of death was COVID.

Stop trying to invade countries for the love of god.

Seems so sad, all the migrants in the world trying to escape to a better life, at least some kind of life. The GOP seems to have no feelings at all for the desperate & fearful just trying to live. GOP only serves the rich, & lies about it.

Apparently mostly were Afghanistan migrants

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60 ILLEGAL ALIENS

Seems so sad, all the migrants in the world trying to escape to a better life, at least some kind of life. The GOP seems to have no feelings at all for the desperate & fearful just trying to live. GOP just serving the rich, ardently.

Your headline indicates that we have to blame someone except those that stepped in the boat and of course Turkey.

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This is a travesty - The sick twisted people who are encouraging these poor people to make these treacherous journeys are responsible, and need to face serious charges.

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