Iraqi officials hail Turkish divers for 'selfless' work in recovery of bodies after a ferry disaster last month killed more than 100 people in the Tigris River
Turkish divers are looking for the missing people from last month's ferry disaster in the Tigris River, near Mosul, Iraq.
A Turkish team of rescue divers has earned the well-deserved praise of Iraqi officials for their "selfless" work in recovery efforts after a deadly ferryboat accident near Mosul late March. "I cannot find a word to describe the help and contribution of the heroes of the Turkish Naval Forces Command after the disaster," Mosul police spokesman Mazin Abdullah toldThe 20-strong Turkish team of navy divers has been helping Iraqi emergency workers in recovery efforts after the sinking of an overcrowded boat on March 21 that killed at least 102 people in the Tigris river.
Rescue teams had managed to pull at least 12 survivors from the river. Among the victims were 12 children.
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