Psychosocial support has begun for families of people missing after the high-speed passenger ship Filo Jet sank off the coast of Girne (Kyrenia) in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).
Seven support personnel deployed from Türkiye by the Ministry of Family and Social Services, together with officials from the Girne Social Services Department, have been providing psychosocial support to relatives of the missing who continue to wait outside Girne Port.
The first team sent from Türkiye held one-on-one meetings with passengers and relatives of the missing at Girne Port in coordination with TRNC authorities.
The teams also reached out to relatives of passengers living in Türkiye to provide psychosocial support.
The Filo Jet, a high-speed passenger vessel operating between Girne Port and Taşucu Port in Mersin, southern Türkiye, began taking on water from its bow shortly after departing Girne around noon on Aug. 30.
