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#BREAKING Boat carrying migrants capsizes off northern Cyprus coast. 16 dead bodies recovered, 30 still missing. 101 rescued. Search for survivors ongoing near town of Yeni Erenköy / Yialusa off Karpasia peninsula #Refugees #Mediterranean

Turkish Cypriot Transport Minister Tolga Atakan says boat carrying up to 160 migrants capsized in the Mediterranean sea around 16 miles off the coast of northern Cyprus. Survivors rescued by the Turkish Cypriot emergency response teams taken to Turkey

Local sources say 105 people have been resued and 26 are still missing after a migrant boat capsized in the Mediterranean sea off the coast of northern Cyprus. At least 16 confirmed dead. Boat may have been carrying up to 160 Syrian refugees

It is suspected that the migrant boat carrying up to 160 Syrian refugees that capsized in the Mediterranean sea off the coast of northern Cyprus was intentionally sunk by traffickers as sailing conditions in the area were good at the time

Death toll from migrant boat incident in Mediterranean off the coast of northern Cyprus has reportedly increased to 19 and is expected to rise as dozens are still missing

First verified images of rescue operation after migrant boat carrying up to 160 Syrian refugees capsizes today in the Mediterranean off the coast of northern Cyprus

Turkey's interior ministry has confirmed the current death toll of the migrant boat incident in the Mediterranean off northern Cyprus stands at 19. 103 were rescued and 25 are missing. Distress signal was received at dawn on Wednesday. Shipwreck was found around 5 hours later

Turkish Cypriot Health Minister Filiz Besim says necessary measures have been put in place at North Cyprus hospitals in preparation for any injured people after might boat carrying up to 160 Syrian refugees capsizes in the Mediterranean

Dr. Bulent Dizdarli says no injured or dead from today's migrant boat capsizing incident off the coast of Cyprus were brought to Lefkosa State Hospital in the Turkish Cypriot northern Nicosia, contradicting an earlier report

Me weighing in on the capsizing of the migrant boat off northern Cyprus today for @trtworld live from Nicosia

Red Crescent in Northern Cyprus says one refugee rescued from the capsized migrant boat was severely injured and taken to hospital in the Turkish Cypriot part of Nicosia, although which hospital is not stated. The head of the Lefkosa State Hospital earlier denied any arrivals

Autopsies have been carried out in Turkey on the bodies of 19 migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean off the coast of northern Cyprus yesterday. The identities of 5 of the deceased have been confirmed. Their bodies are being stored in morgues across Adana - TAK news agency