Twenty survivors are being treated in a hospital in the Syrian city of Tartus.
Officials said Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian nationals - including women and children - were believe to be among the 120-150 people who were on board when the boat sank on Thursday.
It is not clear what caused the accident. A rescue attempt is ongoing.
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The number of victims of the sinking of a boat off Tartous coast has reached 73 in a death toll that is not final, while 20 survivors are being treated at al-Basel Hospital.
ReplyDeleteThe general director of Sea Ports, Samer Kobrosli, told SANA that some 31 bodies were found today in various areas of Tartous coast, adding that some of the bodies were found on the beaches while others were taken from the depths of the sea by the sea port ‘s ships, which are still continuing search operations to date.
In a previous statement to SANA, Kobrosli said that according to “survivor statements”, the ship had left Lebanon last Tuesday with the intention of taking people of various nationalities illegally to Italy.