DHAKA, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) Some 69 bodies had been recovered, while three passengers were still missing after a jampacked boat capsized on Sunday in a northern
Following the death of at least 94 people in the sinking of a migrant boat off Tartous last week, the Assad regime has reportedly detained several Syrian and Palestinian survivors.
the way we want to see. some financial statements from governments can feel inconsequential, easily forgotten. today s was not one of them. this is a big change of them. this is a big change of direction from a new chancellor and new prime minister with not long to prove that it can work. syrian officials say they re continuing to search for survivors, after a boat carrying migrants sank near the city of tartus. almost 80 people are now known to have drowned, among them many children. the boat set off from tripoli, in northern lebanon, on tuesday, with more than 100 people on board. the migrants are believed to have been lebanese, syrians, and palestinians, heading for europe. 0ur middle east correspondent, lina sinjab, sent this report. another boat sinking, another catastrophe. another failed attempt to change destiny.
the search for survivors is continuing after a boat carrying migrants sank off the syrian coast. almost 80 people are now known to have drowned, among them many children. the boat set off from tripoli in northern lebanon on tuesday with more than 100 people on board. it sank near the city of tartus. the migrants are believed to have been lebanese, syrians, and palestinians heading for europe. our middle east correspondent lina sinjab sent this report. siren wails another boat sinking, another catastrophe, another failed attempt to change destiny. desperate migrants left lebanon earlier in the week, only to drown in the mediterranean in less than 2a hours. the rescue operation is ongoing on the syrian coast. some survivors made it safe. many more arrived dead. others are still missing.