CYPRUS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST FOR THE SEA AREA OF CYPRUS (A) FOR THE PERIOD FROM 0600 15/03/2024 UNTIL 0600 16/03/2024 Area covered is 8 kilometers seawards. Winds are in BEAUFORT scale. Times are local times. Atmospheric pressure at the time of issue: 1014hPa (hectopascal) Weak low pressure affects the area. The weather will be partly cloudy and cloudy at times, with isolated showers and risk of isolated brief thunderstorm, initially in the west and north and gradually in the east and south. Tonight, the weather in most areas of the island will be mainly fine, however in the west, locally increased cloud will be present at times, with risk of isolated rain. Visibility: Good, but moderate to poor in showers Sea surface temperature: 19°C Warnings: NIL Source: Cyprus News Agency The bodies of 22 irregular migrants, including seven children, who died when an inflatable boat sank off the coast of northwestern Trkiye were found on Friday, with search and rescue efforts continuing. Ilhami Aktas, governor of the Canakkale province, told Anadolu that "there is no reliable information about how many people were on the boat," which sank off the coast of Eceabat. He added that four of the migrants survived the sinking. "We are trying to determine the number of casualties. The survivors are being interviewed. There is some contradictory information," he said. The bodies of the victims were taken to hospital morgues by ambulance. Two of the survivors reportedly managed to reach Buyuk Kemikli beach in Eceabat and told authorities of the incident. Seeking any additional survivors, more than 500 personnel are currently involved in search and rescue operations using an aircraft, two helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and 18 Coast Guard Command boats. Gendarmerie teams are also do ing searches around the area of the beach. Trkiye has been a main route for irregular migrants trying to cross to Europe, especially since 2011, the start of the Syrian civil war. Source: Anadolu Agency
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