22 refugees, including four children, have drowned after a wooden boat sank off Turkey’s coast.
Amir Cicek, governor of Bodrum, said on Tuesday that a total of 249 refugees were rescued.
“22 migrants remained under the boat and drowned. Search and rescue work has been completed,” he said.
Cicek said the boat had a capacity of 50-60 people, but was carrying 271 people on board