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22 migrants drown as boat capsizes in Aegean Sea

(Reuters) — Twenty-two migrants drowned and 200 more were rescued when a boat capsized in the Aegean Sea off the Turkish coast on Tuesday (September 15). The boat was apparently attempting to reach the Greek island of Kos. A total of 211 immigrants were rescued from the boat while divers recovered the bodies of 22 drowned passengers, a statement from the Turkish coastguard said. The boat went down about 1.5 miles (2.5 km) off the […]