A boat carrying suspected migrants from Afghanistan and Syria sank Monday off Istanbul’s coast, leaving at least 22 people dead, authorities said. About a dozen people were believed to be missing, while six were rescued.
There were about 40 people on board the boat, the coast guard said. It was unclear what caused the vessel to sink or where it had set sail from.
The people on board were believed to be from Afghanistan and Syria, said Col. Sakir Cicek, of the Turkish military’s general staff command in the capital, Ankara.
“We saw dead bodies,” Kolcu said. “It was not possible not to see them anyway. Everywhere was full of dead bodies. They had life vests on them.”
Why did they die if they had life vests on? Was it because they were not rescued on time/died from hunger/dehydration? Or maybe there was lethal substance from the ship spread in the water causing them to die? Cause of death isn't mentioned in the article. Clearly all of them didn't die from sinking
Why did they die if they had life vests on? Was it because they were not rescued on time? Or maybe there was lethal substance from the ship spread in the water causing them to die? Cause of death isn't mentioned in the article. Clearly they didn't die of sinking
Hypothermia most likely, it's already November and it's getting cold
