Two More Bodies Found in Cyprus Shipwreck, Death Toll Rises to 12

Turkish Cypriot officials report two more bodies recovered in the Kerinia shipwreck, raising the death toll to 12.

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The death toll from a shipwreck off the coast of Kyrenia has risen to 12 after two additional bodies were recovered during ongoing search operations. ^[1] Ünal Üstel, the Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus, stated on the social media platform X that the number of fatalities in the ferry disaster has increased to 12. ^[2] Search and rescue operations continue 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with support from Turkey. ^[3] There are currently 16 people missing and their families remain in a state of high anxiety awaiting information. ^[4] Unal Ustel, the self-styled Prime Minister of the Turkish Cypriot administration, announced the discovery of the two bodies and stated that identification processes have begun. ^[5] As of the latest update, 16 people remain missing in connection with the ferry sinking off Northern Cyprus. ^[6] The ferry departed from Kyrenia in Northern Cyprus shortly after noon on Sunday with 267 people on board. ^[7]

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The death toll from a shipwreck off the coast of Kyrenia has risen to 12 after two additional bodies were recovered during ongoing search operations. · ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Τα λέει όλα

Ünal Üstel, the Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus, stated on the social media platform X that the number of fatalities in the ferry disaster has increased to 12. · B.T.

Search and rescue operations continue 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with support from Turkey. · ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Τα λέει όλα

There are currently 16 people missing and their families remain in a state of high anxiety awaiting information. · ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Τα λέει όλα

Unal Ustel, the self-styled Prime Minister of the Turkish Cypriot administration, announced the discovery of the two bodies and stated that identification processes have begun. · ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Τα λέει όλα

As of the latest update, 16 people remain missing in connection with the ferry sinking off Northern Cyprus. · B.T.

The ferry departed from Kyrenia in Northern Cyprus shortly after noon on Sunday with 267 people on board. · B.T.

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