Syrian television reported that the boat was carrying at least 150 people before the sinking.
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At least 34 migrants have been found drowned after their boat sank off the port city of Tartous (northwest) while searches are still underway to find survivors, the Syrian ministry said Thursday (September 22nd). health. “The number of people found drowned has risen to 34 and 20 people are receiving treatment at al-Basel hospital in Tartous”he said in a statement, which had previously reported 28 deaths.
“Oxygen support is provided to most of the victims and some of them have been transferred to the intensive care room”, added the same source, stressing that all caregivers in the region are mobilized. Syrian television reported that the boat was carrying at least 150 people before the sinking.
“According to survivors, the boat left the port of Minié, in northern Lebanon, a few days ago”, the Director General of Syrian Ports said earlier in a statement issued by the Ministry of Transport, adding that the migrants are of various nationalities, without giving further details. Rescue teams are trying to find other survivors off Tartous, according to the press release.