Casualties confirmed after passenger ferry overturns off Girne coast
Authorities said casualties were reported after a passenger ferry carrying 279 people overturned off the coast of Girne.
Girne, Cyprus. Authorities confirmed casualties after a passenger ferry carrying 279 people overturned off the coast of Girne on Thursday afternoon. Rescue operations were under way, with most of the passengers reported to have been brought ashore.
Rescue operation
Ali Murat Başçeri, the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Lefkoşa, told TRT News that there had been casualties and that many people had been rescued.
“Unfortunately, there are casualties. Many people have been brought ashore; the vast majority of the 259 passengers have been rescued,” Başçeri said.
Government response
Prime Minister Ünal Üstel said Civil Defense, the Coast Guard and other available resources had been mobilised for the rescue effort.
He said authorities were saddened by the loss of life and injuries and would provide detailed information to the public as it became available.
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