{"id":71828,"date":"2022-09-23T11:53:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T11:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jordannewsgazette.com\/?p=71828"},"modified":"2022-09-25T11:56:32","modified_gmt":"2022-09-25T11:56:32","slug":"dozens-of-migrants-killed-as-boat-sinks-off-syrian-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordannewsgazette.com\/dozens-of-migrants-killed-as-boat-sinks-off-syrian-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Dozens of migrants killed as boat sinks off Syrian coast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The bodies of 71 migrants have been found after the boat they were travelling in sank off Syria’s coast, the health minister has said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Twenty survivors are being treated in a hospital in the Syrian city of Tartus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officials said different nationalities- including women and children – were believed to be among the 120-150 people who were on board when the boat sank on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is not clear what caused the accident. A rescue attempt is ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officials added that the vessel had departed from Minyeh, a city near the Lebanese port city of Tripoli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The boat is believed to have been heading to Europe when it sank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SOURCE: JORDAN NEWS AGENCY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The bodies of 71 migrants have been found after the boat they were travelling in sank off Syria’s coast, the health minister has said. Twenty survivors are being treated in a hospital in the Syrian city of Tartus. Officials said different nationalities- including women and children – were believed to be among the 120-150 people … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n