# Boat carrying nearly 270 people capsizes off northern Cyprus

https://mins.news/en/video/37588

- BBC News, 2026-08-30 13:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOEUCzhVk2E

> A boat carrying nearly 270 people has capsized off northern Cyprus, prompting a search-and-rescue operation. Turkey’s Interior Ministry said it began taking on water about four nautical miles from Kyrenia Port and risked sinking. The prime minister of the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus reported deaths and injuries.

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