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- At least 18 people died when a migrant boat sank off Turkey's Mugla province on April 1 due to adverse weather.
- The coastguard said the inflatable boat attempted to flee despite warnings.
- Twenty-one survivors have been rescued.
- The coastguard did not disclose the boat's departure point or destination.
- The Aegean Sea remains a common route for migrants seeking Europe, and Turkey hosts millions of refugees from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
