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4 refugees dead, 23 missing after boat capsizes in Aegean

Xinhua, September 29, 2016 Adjust font size:

Four refugees died and 23 others went missing on Thursday when a boat capsized off Turkey's Aegean coast, local media reported.

A small boat carrying 31 refugees sank off the Karaada Island after sailing from the western city of Bodrum, Daily Sabah said.

It said the coast guard rescued four refugees, while search for the missing was continuing.

According to media reports, the refugees were not wearing life vests when the mishap happened.

The boat was believed to heading for a Greek island.

The Turkish route has seen a sharp fall in the number of smuggled refugees to Greek islands since Turkey and the European Union agreed in March on measures to stem the flow of illegal immigrants. Endit