A boat carrying migrants from Lebanon capsized off Syria's coast on Thursday afternoon leaving at least 34 people dead. Syrian authorities have found 34 dead and 14 survivors from a migrant boat near the coastal city of Tartous that survivors said had left from northern Lebanon, Samer Qubrusli, the director-general of ports, told Reuters. Qubrusli cited survivors as saying that the boat left from Minyeh in north Lebanon days ago and added that those on board had held several nationalities. In April, a migrant boat that set off from near Tripoli sank during an interception by the Lebanese navy off the country's coast. About 80 Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian migrants were on board, of whom some 40 were rescued, seven were confirmed dead and around 30 officially remain missing.

Source: News 24 September 22, 2022 21:44 UTC