AT LEAST SEVEN DEAD AFTER FERRY CARRYING NEARLY 270 PEOPLE CAPSIZES OFF NORTHERN CYPRUS COAST. (PHOTO).
At least seven dead after ferry carrying nearly 270 people capsizes off northern Cyprus coast At least seven people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the northern coast of Cyprus on Sunday. Northern Cyprus Prime Minister Unal Ustel said 237 people had been rescued, while search teams continued looking for 24 others. The ferry encountered difficult weather conditions and began taking on water about 15 minutes after leaving port, prompting a distress call shortly afterward. The catamaran-style vessel was traveling from Kyrenia, also known as Girne, in northern Cyprus to the Turkish port of Tasucu in Mersin province. Kyrenia Mayor Murat Senkul said the ferry was operated by Filo Denizcilik and sank off Diana beach along Cyprus’ northern coast. The vessel began taking on water roughly 7.5 kilometers, or 4 nautical miles, from shore. Footage from the scene showed passengers wearing life jackets floating in the water around the overturned...
According to the Senegalese civil aviation authority said to day sunday that a medical evacuation plane with seven people on board,including a French patient,disappeared off the coast of Senegal yesterday saturday night,during a flight from Burkina Faso to Darkar.The private Senegal air plane from Ouagadougou disappeared from radar screens at 7:08pm west of Dakar.The army has sent out two planes and a naval vessel to look for the plane.The plane was carrying three crew members,a doctor and two nurses as well as the patient.Those on board included two Algerians and a citizen of Congo,although the aviation authority did not specify whether this meant the Democratic Republic of Congo or Republic of Congo.The plane,chartered by SOS Medicin Senegal ,had left Ouagadougou at 4:30pm.
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