33 migrants drown off Turkey

ProMASS News Bureau: Jan 30, 2016:

At least 33 migrants, including five children, have drowned in the Aegean Sea on Saturday. Turkey’s state-run news agency reported the incident occurred after their boat capsized while heading for the Greek island of Lesbos. The agency further added that coast guards rescued 75 others from the sea on Saturday. It has identified the survivors as natives of Afghanistan, Syria and Myanmar. The International Organization for Migration said 218 people have died this year while trying to cross by sea from Turkey to Greece.