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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Timour Azhari and Laila Bassam

Families mourn as at least 76 die on Lebanon migrant boat

Mother of Mustafa Misto, a Lebanese man who, with his wife and three young children, was on the migrant boat which according to Lebanese and Syrian officials sank off the Syrian coast after sailing from Lebanon, walks by the help of men in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

At least 76 people died when the migrant boat they were aboard sank off the Syrian coast after sailing from Lebanon this week, the Lebanese transport minister said, as search operations continued on Friday.

It marks the deadliest such voyage yet from Lebanon, where mounting economic desperation has led many to board often rickety and overcrowded boats in the hope of reaching Europe.

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