Migrant Boat Capsizes, 18 Dead in Turkey

0:00It's April 1st. This is Global News Today, AI-powered stories shaping the world. I'm Corey with The Story. A rubber boat packed with migrants flipped over off Turkey's bottom coast early Wednesday, leaving 18 dead after a wild high-speed chase with the Coast Guard. The vessel ignored multiple warnings to stop, then capsized in rough-agean waves while trying to bolt. Officials scrambled a helicopter from Izmir, plus three boats to the scene. Others pulled 21 people from the water so far, but searchteens are still out there hunting for more survivors amid the ongoing operation. This stretch of sea sits just 13 miles from Greece's coast island, a main gateway to the European Union for folks escaping war and hardship from. Places like Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Turkey shoulders millions of these refugees daily, and these deadly crossings highlight how even short trips turn deadly with shaky boats and bad. Other pushing the risks sky high.