Published : 24-09-2017
Turkish press sources said that fishing boat carrying illegal immigrants sank in the Black Sea, north-west of Turkey, while attempting to reach the European transit states. 20 immigrants died.
The Turkish Coast Guard Command said in a statement the day before yesterday that its crew had rescued 40 immigrants and is still under search for 7 to 9 people in the area.
The Anadolu Agency stated that the guards set up a civilians’ hospital in “Kefken” Port, to supervise and treat the immigrants’ health conditions, as well as specializing a plane and two helicopters to help in the search and rescue operations and transport the injured to the state hospital in Kocaeli.
Turkish press sources said that fishing boat carrying illegal immigrants sank in the Black Sea, north-west of Turkey, while attempting to reach the European transit states. 20 immigrants died.
The Turkish Coast Guard Command said in a statement the day before yesterday that its crew had rescued 40 immigrants and is still under search for 7 to 9 people in the area.
The Anadolu Agency stated that the guards set up a civilians’ hospital in “Kefken” Port, to supervise and treat the immigrants’ health conditions, as well as specializing a plane and two helicopters to help in the search and rescue operations and transport the injured to the state hospital in Kocaeli.
