NICOSIA, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Nearly 20 people were missing on Monday after a ferry capsized off northern Cyprus, killing at least eight, as divers joined search teams scouring deepwaters for any survivors.The double-hulled ferry with 267 aboard took in water and flipped over on Sunday just off the port city of Kyrenia, leaving survivors clinging to the overturned hull. They were rescued by passing vessels and the coastguard authorities.

At least seven people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus

Turkish Cypriot Prime Minister Unal Ustel says 172 people rescued and 89 people remained missing.