NICOSIA, May 14 (Xinhua) -- At least 9 people believed to be immigrants from Syria have drowned off the northeast coast of Cyprus, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Monday.
They said that nine bodies were found on beaches between two communities in the Karpass peninsula, a stretch of land jetting about 100 kilometers into the northeastern Mediterranean.
The media said they probably were in a boat which sunk, adding that there are indications that a tenth person may have been in the vessel.
The coast where the bodies were found stretched for about 20 kilometers, and some of it is unreachable by land.
It was not immediately known where the boat sailed from.
Syrian refugees trying to reach Cyprus usually travel to Turkey and from there they sail in small boats from Mersin or nearby areas. Hundreds of people from Syria used this route to reach Cyprus last year.
