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...
Yesterday saturday morning,armed robbers invaded the residence of National Youth Corps members serving in Ogun state.The residence is located behind Development Centre,Presidential Boulevard,Abeokuta,the Ogun state capital.The robbery at the lodge,which is the third within five months,occurred at about 3:00am when the Youth Corps members were fast asleep.Items lost include some amount of money,ten laptops and over twenty five telephones.An eyewitness account has it that the bandits exploited the absence of security in the vicinity to gain access to the lodge and at gun point robbed the Youth Corps members.The armed robbers forced their way into each flat at gun point and thereafter embarked on the raid,unhindered.Two of the bandits moved from one room to the other to ransack,while the other two stayed outside to attack anybody that resisted.The Youth Corps members said they had earlier reported the two previous incidents to the police but no action was taken until the robbers struck again yesterday saturday morning..The Corp Members said ''We are begging security authorities in the state and NYSC authorities to come to our aid before the bandits start killing us''.Police sources who confirmed the incident,informed that efforts are ongoing to provide adequate surveillance in the area.
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