Six children drowned today in separate incidents as two migrant boats carrying them from Turkey to Greece sank in the Aegean Sea, according to Turkish media.

A first boat loaded with 55 Syrian and Afghan migrants sank in the Aegean after setting out from near the town of Ayvacik for the Greek island of Lesbos, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Turkish coastguards have so far recovered bodies of four Afghan children.

Another two children perished when their vessel heading for the Greek island of Kos sank off the coast near the southwestern resort of Bodrum.

The latest attempts to make the risky crossing from Turkey to Greece encountered strong winds and poor weather.

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