Overview

• One child among the 60 Syrian migrants rescued from a boat off Cyprus has died after suffering a heart attack.
• Two other children, aged 3 and 5, remain in intensive care, while two adults were hospitalized with leg fractures.
• The migrants were found 55 kilometers off the island nation’s southeastern tip after a passing ship alerted authorities.
• The boat had set sail from Lebanon on Jan. 18 and the migrants were in poor condition, having run out of food and water during the six-day journey.
• Cypriot Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou called the incident 'unfortunate proof' of the dangers posed by people-smuggling rings.