Boat carrying 60 people sinks off Lebanese coast

8 killed, 45 rescued after boat sunk off Lebanon — People gather as an ambulance drives following the sinking of a boat off the coast of Lebanon’s northern port city of Tripoli, outside the port of Tripoli, Lebanon April 23, 2022. (Photo: Reuters)

Beirut: The Lebanese Red Cross (LRC) announced in a tweet that a boat carrying 60 people has capsized in the waters off the northern city of Tripoli.

The organisation on Saturday evening said it has sent seven ambulances to the port of Tripoli to help in the rescue process, Xinhua news agency reported.

There is no report of casualties yet, and LRC did not identify the victims nor their destination or the purpose of the trip.

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Indo-Asian News Service | Posted by Sakina Fatima | Published: 24th April 2022 12:35 pm IST

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