Dozens of migrants dead as boat sinks off Syrian coast

Tartus,SANA-The number of migrants who died on Thursday, when a boat sank off the coast of Tartus, western Syria, has risen to 34, as reported by the Ministry of Health on its Telegram channel.

The ministry added that twenty survivors are being treated in a hospital , and that is an indefinite outcome.

The boat was carrying people of different nationalities sank off the coast of Arwad Island, Tartous.

Fedaa al-Rhayiah / Mazen Eyon