Amid the crippling economic and social crises in Lebanon, dozens set off from the shores of impoverished Tripoli, before their boat capsized leaving six dead and many more missing.
The boat capsized on Saturday night near the coast of the northern city of Tripoli, the departure point for a growing number of people attempting a potentially lethal sea escape from crisis-hit Lebanon.
Lebanon searched for survivors Sunday after rescuing 45 people and retrieving the corpse of a child from a capsized boat in the eastern Mediterranean loaded with dozens of migrants.The boat capsized on Saturday night near the coast of the northern city of Tripoli, the departure point for a growing number of people attempting a potentially lethal sea escape from crisis-hit Lebanon."The search is ongoing by the Lebanese navy which is looking for survivors," the director of Tripoli's port, Ahmed Tamer, told AFP.
The Lebanese Army said in a statement early on Sunday that the boat was overwhelmed with high waves off the northern shore of Al-Qalamoun, shortly after it set sail on the illegal journey.