Incidents23.09.2022 - 14:33

34 people drowned in refugee boat wreck off the coast of Syria

The death toll from a migrant boat wreck off the coast of Syria has risen to 34.

Фото: from open sources

The death toll from the sinking of a boat with refugees on board rose from 24 to 34. The boat began to sink off the coast of Tartus. According to Sham FM, 14 migrants were rescued.

It is specified that the rescue operation does not stop. The head of the administration of seaports Samira Kubrusli previously reported 24 dead and 13 survivors. The boat was coming from Lebanon with citizens of Syria, Lebanon and Palestine on it. One of the survivors said that the number of passengers exceeded 100 people.

 

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