Migrant crisis: '35 dead' off Turkey as two boats sink

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Image caption Hundreds of migrants have died after setting off from this stretch of Turkey's coast near Lesbos

Migrant crisisTwo boats on their way to Greece have capsized near Turkey, killing at least 35 migrants, Turkish media say.

Both the Anadolu and Dogan agencies reported that 24 people died close to the Greek island of Lesbos.
Dogan said another 11 people died in a separate incident further south, near Dikili in Turkey's Izmir province.
Up to 5 February, at least 374 people had died crossing into Europe this year, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says.
Most of those were travelling to Greece. The sea route from Turkey to Greece was the most popular way for migrants to try and enter Europe in 2015.
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