Migrant Boat Capsizes, 18 Dead in Aegean Sea

0:00It's April 1st. I'm Corey with the story, and this is Canada News today. Local news powered by AI. A rubber boat packed with migrants flipped over in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday after a chase with the Turkish Coast Guard leaving 18 people. Dead and at least 21 others pulled from the water. The Coast Guard says the boat ignored warnings to stop and sped off into rough ways near Bojram, a spot known for its beaches, until it started. Flooding and capsized. This hits hard in a region where folks from the Middle East, Africa, and Asia risk everything crossing from Turkey to Greece, chasing safety in, Europe. But these short trips turn deadly way too often with shaky boats and bad weather. Rescue crews from Izmir, backed by a helicopter, grabbed those 21 survivors and recovered the 18 bodies, while searches go on for anyone out there. Nationalities aren't clear yet, and with Greek islands like Co's just 13 miles away, these tragedies keep stacking up as the desperate journeys.

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