One person has died and seven others are missing after a migrant boat sank off the coast of Turkey in the Aegean Sea. The Turkish coast guard rescued 37 passengers from the rubber dinghy which took on water near Dikili.

• 37 passengers were rescued alive from the sinking rubber dinghy.
• The Turkish coast guard is conducting search operations for the missing irregular migrants.
• The incident occurred off the western city of Dikili, which faces the Greek island of Lesbos, approximately 20 kilometres (12 miles) away.