Seven migrants die as boat capsizes in Turkish lake
By AFP
December 27, 2019
ISTANBUL: Seven migrants were killed after their boat sank in Lake Van in eastern Turkey on Thursday, the official Anadolu news agency reported.
The boat carrying illegal immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan capsized as it was nearing the shore, Anadolu said.Turkish authorities said they rescued 64 people. Van province is near the border with Iran. Turkey hosts more than four million refugees, including some 3.6 million Syrians who fled the conflict in their country.
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