At least 16 killed as two refugee boats sink off Turkiye and Greece | Migration News

Greek and Turkish coastguards still searching for two missing people from the two unrelated accidents.

Two boats carrying refugees sank in the narrow stretch of sea between Turkiye and the Greek island of Lesbos, leaving at least 16 people dead, according to officials from both countries.

The accidents on the boats, which together carried about 66 people, occurred several hours apart on Thursday, with authorities on either side unaware of the other nation’s rescue efforts.

On the Greek…