Sadly Nine, including two babies, found drowned off west Turkey coast

The bodies of nine people, including two babies, have been discovered drowned off the coast of western Turkey, after a boat carrying people to Greece partially capsized, the Turkish coastguard said in a statement. The fibreglass vessel somewhat capsized on Tuesday at 05.35 local time (03.35 GMT) off the coast of Seferihisar in Izmir province, close to the Greek island of Samos. Two individuals were rescued swimming to the coast, the coastguard said.A crackdown on illegal crossing and also the dangerous winter conditions have failed to discourage tens of thousands from boarding flimsy boats and attempting to cross the Mediterranean waves in the first couple of weeks of the entire year.