22 migrants drown off Turkish coast

Turkey’s state-run news agency says 22 migrants attempting to reach Greece have drowned after their boat sank off the Turkish coast.

The Anadolu Agency says the boat capsized in the Bay of Edremit, which is just a short distance away from the Greek island of Lesbos.

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Earlier, the private Dogan news agency said the bodies of 11 migrants were found further south, near the Aegean resort of Dikili.

Dogan reported the 11 had died in a separate boat accident, bringing the total number of dead Monday to 33.

The International Organization for Migration says 374 migrants have died so far this year while trying to reach Greece.

— AP

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