13 refugees killed in snowstorm in Turkey’s Van
Thirteen refugees have died in a snowstorm in Turkey’s Van Province. According to the Turkish governor's office, the refugees were found on Saturday evening in the district of Çaldıran near the border to Iran.
Gülsüm Ağaoğlu, the spokeswoman of the HDP commission on refugees and migration, has issued a statement on the incident, according to ANF News.
“More refugees are dying every day as they take risky escape routes under highly dangerous weather conditions. The international community is not paying sufficient attention to this humanitarian crisis, and as a result, illegal human trafficking is increasing on a global scale," explained the HDP politician.
Gülsüm Ağaoğlu also informed that the main escape route from Iran leads via Van province, adding: "In the last six months alone, almost a hundred refugees have drowned, frozen to death or died in traffic accidents."