Seventeen others remain unaccounted for, the Turkish Cypriot authorities have reported
At least eight people were killed when a ferry carrying more than 200 passengers capsized and sank off the coast of Cyprus on Sunday, the authorities in the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) have reported.
The Mediterranean island has been divided since 1974, with the Turkish Cypriot-administered north recognized only by Türkiye.
The catamaran-type vessel had left the popular holiday resort port of Kyrenia for southern Türkiye when it began taking on water, according to TRNC Public Works and Transport Minister Erhan Arikli.
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