Dozens of Migrants Dead After Lebanese Ship Sinks Off Syrian Coast, Officials Say

The Syrian Ministry of Health said that at least 82 migrants died after a Lebanese ship sank off the coast of Tartus, Syria, on Friday, September 23.

At least 20 injured people were being treated at the Al-Basel Hospital, according to local news reports.

Video posted by the Syrian Ministry of Health on Friday shows a convoy of ambulances, which they said were transporting the bodies of some of the shipwreck victims in Tartus. Credit: Syrian Ministry of Health via Storyful

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