
36 bodies recovered from the migrant boat sank in Lake Van

2020-07-15 17:34:16


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	VAN - Rescue workers have recovered three more bodies from Lake Van after a boat carrying migrants sank on June 27.

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	The death toll in the boat sunk increased to 36 as the search and rescue teams recovered three more bodies on the mission of retrieving missing bodies after a boat carrying migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan sank in Lake Van in eastern Turkey.&nbsp;

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	The boat carrying migrants across Lake Van was reported missing on June 27 and announced to be found at a depth of 106.5 meters [349.4 feet] off Çarpanak Island in Lake Van on July 8. No survivers have been rescued from the wreck of the boat which is estimated to have been carrying up to 70-80 migrants when it went down in stormy weather.&nbsp;

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	As Turkey has been a key transit point for migrants, Lake Van, close to the border with Iran, sits on a path that migrants and refugees use frequently with the hope of reaching Europe.&nbsp;

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