Rescuers were still searching for survivors on Monday a day after a ferry capsized off northern Cyprus, leaving eight people dead and more than a dozen missing, authorities said.
The ferry left the northern port of Girne around midday on Sunday en route for the Turkish mainland but capsized shortly afterwards, sparking a major rescue operation, local authorities said.
There were 267 on board at the time.
Of that number, 241 people were rescued, eight died and another 18 were listed as missing, they said. There was no immediate word on their nationalities.
Several survivors told local media they heard a blast shortly before the vessel rolled, with police detaining the captain and more than a dozen others.
