The death toll in the shipwreck off the coast of Northern Cyprus has reached 19

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During the search for those missing after a passenger ship sank on August 30 off the coast of Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus (TRNC), another body has been recovered.

Sea-news.az citing TRT Haber, reports that DNA testing has been initiated to identify the deceased.

With this, the death toll from the accident has risen to 19. Search operations for the remaining 9 missing persons are currently ongoing.

It may be recalled that in late August, the death toll from the sinking of the passenger ship off the coast of Kyrenia in Northern Cyprus was reported to have reached 18.