Not less than 22 folks drowned, together with seven youngsters, when a rubber boat carrying migrants sank off Turkey’s northwest province of Canakkale, the native governor’s workplace stated on Friday, including that search and rescue efforts continued.
In a press release, the Canakkale governor’s workplace stated that two folks had been rescued by the coast guard and two others had survived “by their very own means” after the boat capsized.
It stated a airplane, two helicopters, and a complete of 18 vessels from the coast guard and different rescue authorities have been concerned within the search and rescue efforts, together with 502 personnel.
Footage from Kabatepe port confirmed a ship participating in search and rescue operations returning to port with physique baggage on the deck. Well being staff and safety personnel might be seen carrying the physique baggage off the boat and onto ambulances ready there.
Earlier, Canakkale Governor Ilhami Aktas advised the state-run Anadolu information company that the 4 rescued migrants have been admitted to hospital.
It was not instantly clear what number of migrants have been on the boat, the governor advised Anadolu.
(Reuters – Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu and Burcu Karakas; Further reporting by Ali Kucukgocmen; Edting by Jonathan Spicer, Barbara Lewis and Toby Chopra)
