Nicosia, March 18 -- Seven people have been confirmed dead after a refugee boat capsized off the southeastern coast of Cyprus on Monday, authorities said.
Search efforts are ongoing for missing passengers, while two survivors, both Syrian men, have been rescued, according to the Cyprus News Agency.
The vessel, carrying 21 Syrian migrants, had departed from Tartus, a coastal city in northwestern Syria, approximately 200 kilometers from the accident site. Survivors reported that the boat had capsized four days before being discovered.
A warship, a Hellenic Navy aircraft, four Port and Maritime Police vessels, helicopters, passing ships, and medical teams have been mobilized for the rescue mission.
This incident marks the first reporte...