Around 175 migrants rescued off Cyprus after boat runs aground

3 Nov, 2017 15:59 / Updated 7 years ago

Around 175 migrants were rescued off Cyprus on Friday after their boat ran aground, Reuters reported, citing police. The vessel was tracked sailing off Cyprus’s northwest coast. The nationality of the migrants and their port of departure were not immediately clear. Migrants fleeing neighboring Syria have largely skirted the island, but there has been an increase in landings in recent months.