Up to 60 migrants may have been trapped in a boat that sank in an eastern Turkey lake last week, official says.
ANKARA, Turkey — Up to 60 migrants may have been trapped in a boat that sank in an eastern lake last week, Turkey’s interior minister said Wednesday.
Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu, who traveled to Van to oversee the rescue operation, told reporters Wednesday that authorities estimated the boat was carrying between 55 and 60 migrants when it went down in stormy weather.A total of 11 other people have detained in connection with the tragedy, he said. A village administrator has been removed from office for delaying reporting the incident, he added.
Turkey, which hosts about 3.7 million Syrian refugees, is a main crossing point for migrants trying to reach Europe.
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