At Least 8 Dead As Migrant Boat Sinks Off Turkey’s Northwest Province Of Canakkale

At least eight people drowned when a boat carrying migrants sunk off Turkey’s northwest province of Canakkale early on Friday morning. Canakkale Governor Ilhami Aktas told the state-run Anadolu news agency that four migrants were rescued and admitted to



hospital, while search and rescue operations for others are continuing with helicopters and planes. The governor said, it was not immediately clear how many migrants in total were on the boat.