Accident evokes tragedy for migrants
China Daily | Updated: 2018-10-24 07:31
More than 150 deaths have been reported in Aegean Sea this year
ANKARA - A fatal road accident that has killed 22 migrants in western Turkey, including children, highlights human tragedy despite an EU-Turkish deal with the aim of deterring illegal immigration.
The truck carrying migrants on a highway near Izmir airport swerved off the road on Oct 14 and plunged into a river channel. The migrants, who had inflatable dinghies with them, were reportedly heading to the coast in an attempt to reach Greece's Samos island.
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