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  "id": 4627906,
  "title": "Mother tells how daughter slipped away in north Cyprus ferry disaster",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/mother-tells-how-daughter-slipped-away-in-north-cyprus-ferry-disaster-4627906",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T10:52:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/international/article-907122"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ayten Bicer experienced the terrifying moment when her 12-year-old daughter, Miray, slipped out of her grasp during a ferry disaster in northern Cyprus on Sunday. The double-hulled ferry, carrying 267 people, capsized off the port city of Kyrenia, leading to at least eight deaths and 6 survivors. Miray and her 6-year-old brother, Mehmet Asaf, were among the missing as of Monday. Ayten recounted, \"Don't let go,\" before the ferry tilted and Miray slipped away from her mother's hands, her shoes coated in engine oil from the overturned vessel. The mother managed to hold onto Miray's foot, but her slippery shoes slipped through her grasp. The disaster occurred as severe storms battered Cyprus, making the seas rough. Debris, including a black suitcase and a piece of steel, remained scattered on the water. Ayten's husband, Hayri, described the suddenness of the tragedy, saying, \"We couldn't intervene. We lost our children.\" Turkish divers were assisting the search, while the captain and crew of the ferry were detained for questioning.",
  "summary": "\"She was saying, 'Don't let go'. And I didn't let go of my daughter. I swear, I didn't let her go,\" Ayten Bicer sobbed.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Nearly 20 still missing after north Cyprus ferry capsize kills eight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/nearly-20-still-missing-after-north-cyprus-ferry-capsize-kills-eight",
        "published": "2026-08-31T06:46:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euro Weekly News",
        "title": "Eight dead, nearly 20 missing after Cyprus ferry sinks in 500-metre deep water",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/eight-dead-nearly-20-missing-after-cyprus-ferry-sinks-in-500-metre",
        "published": "2026-08-31T07:54:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Rescuers hunt for missing after deadly Northern Cyprus ferry accident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/rescuers-hunt-for-missing-after-deadly-northern-cyprus-ferry-accident",
        "published": "2026-08-31T08:41:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Rescuers continue search for missing after deadly north Cyprus ferry accident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/rescuers-continue-search-for-missing-after-deadly-north-cyprus-ferry",
        "published": "2026-08-31T09:00:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Mother tells how daughter slipped away in north Cyprus ferry disaster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/mother-tells-how-daughter-slipped-away-in-north-cyprus-ferry-disaster",
        "published": "2026-08-31T10:14:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Search continues for 18 passengers after ferry capsized in northern Cyprus",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/search-continues-for-18-passengers-after-ferry-capsized-in-northern",
        "published": "2026-08-31T11:41:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Rescuers search for 18 missing after boat capsizes off Northern Cyprus",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/rescuers-search-for-18-missing-after-boat-capsizes-off-northern-cyprus",
        "published": "2026-08-31T11:59:37.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}