Northern Cyprus ferry disaster: at least seven dead as vessel capsizes – latest updates

An estimated 237 people have been rescued but 23 are missing after accident off the coast of northern CyprusFatalities after ferry carrying nearly 270 capsizes off northern CyprusRepublican Turkish party MP Sami Ozuslu told the Guardian late on Sunday that the death toll had risen. “Sadly we are now hearing that there are nine or ten dead,” he said.The families of passengers were converging on hospitals in Nicosia, Kyrenia and elsewhere, desperate for news of loved ones, he added. Continue reading...