At least 8 dead, 22 missing as ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus

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A ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus resulting in at least eight deaths and 22 people missing. Rescue operations are ongoing amidst adverse weather conditions shortly after departure.

At least eight people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus on Sunday, Turkish media reported. Unal Ustel, the north’s Turkish Cypriot prime minister, told Turkish state broadcaster TRT that 237 people have so far been rescued. A search is under way for another 22 people, officials said. Ustel said the ferry faced adverse weather and began taking on water just 15 minutes after departure. A call...