Lebanon ship sinking - in pictures

  • The funeral procession after seven people were killed when a boat packed with migrants sank at the weekend as the Lebanese navy tried to force it back to shore, in Tripoli, north Lebanon. AP
    The funeral procession after seven people were killed when a boat packed with migrants sank at the weekend as the Lebanese navy tried to force it back to shore, in Tripoli, north Lebanon. AP
  • Mourners fire in the air during a funeral in Tripoli of a victim killed in last weekend's migrant boat sinking. AFP
    Mourners fire in the air during a funeral in Tripoli of a victim killed in last weekend's migrant boat sinking. AFP
  • Mourners fire in the air during a funeral in Tripoli of a child killed in last weekend's migrant boat sinking. AFP
    Mourners fire in the air during a funeral in Tripoli of a child killed in last weekend's migrant boat sinking. AFP
  • Col Haitham Dinnawi, commander of the Lebanese navy, shows the Lebanese navy boat which was attempting to force a small vessel with migrants to turn back to the shore before it sank, during a press conference in Beirut. AP
    Col Haitham Dinnawi, commander of the Lebanese navy, shows the Lebanese navy boat which was attempting to force a small vessel with migrants to turn back to the shore before it sank, during a press conference in Beirut. AP
  • A handout photo allegedly shows survivors of a capsized boat on board a Lebanese army vessel after they were rescued off the coast of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. AFP
    A handout photo allegedly shows survivors of a capsized boat on board a Lebanese army vessel after they were rescued off the coast of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. AFP
  • A handout photo provided by the Lebanese Army website reportedly shows survivors of a capsized boat on board an army boat after they were rescued off the coast of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. AFP
    A handout photo provided by the Lebanese Army website reportedly shows survivors of a capsized boat on board an army boat after they were rescued off the coast of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. AFP
  • Medics wait on the pier as soldiers search for survivors off the coast of Tripoli, after an overloaded migrant boat capsized off north Lebanon during a chase by naval forces. AFP
    Medics wait on the pier as soldiers search for survivors off the coast of Tripoli, after an overloaded migrant boat capsized off north Lebanon during a chase by naval forces. AFP
  • Lebanese army soldiers try to calm an angry relative of a man who is one of the missing migrants from an overnight sinking of a migrant boat, outside the seaport, in Tripoli, north Lebanon. AP
    Lebanese army soldiers try to calm an angry relative of a man who is one of the missing migrants from an overnight sinking of a migrant boat, outside the seaport, in Tripoli, north Lebanon. AP
  • Lebanese army soldiers search for survivors after a boat capsized off the coast of Tripoli overnight. Reuters
    Lebanese army soldiers search for survivors after a boat capsized off the coast of Tripoli overnight. Reuters
  • People gather at the morgue entrance of a hospital in Tripoli as others carry the corpse of one of the people who died when their boat capsized a day earlier off the coast of Libya. AFP
    People gather at the morgue entrance of a hospital in Tripoli as others carry the corpse of one of the people who died when their boat capsized a day earlier off the coast of Libya. AFP
  • A man gives a drink of water to a woman grieving at the entrance of the morgue. AFP
    A man gives a drink of water to a woman grieving at the entrance of the morgue. AFP
  • A grieving man is helped away at the entrance of the morgue of a hospital in Tripoli. AFP
    A grieving man is helped away at the entrance of the morgue of a hospital in Tripoli. AFP
  • A man cries at the entrance of the morgue. AFP
    A man cries at the entrance of the morgue. AFP
  • Lebanon was once a country that took in refugees but since a financial meltdown that began in late 2019 people have been leaving on boats in an attempt to get to Europe. AFP
    Lebanon was once a country that took in refugees but since a financial meltdown that began in late 2019 people have been leaving on boats in an attempt to get to Europe. AFP
  • Children crying at the morgue entrance in Tripoli. AFP
    Children crying at the morgue entrance in Tripoli. AFP
  • A Lebanese Army photo shows a boat with people rescued from distress off the Lebanese coast. EPA
    A Lebanese Army photo shows a boat with people rescued from distress off the Lebanese coast. EPA
  • Red Cross forces giving first aid to people rescued off the Lebanese coast. EPA
    Red Cross forces giving first aid to people rescued off the Lebanese coast. EPA
  • Lebanese soldiers stand guard at the entrance of the port of Tripoli, as an ambulance carries survivors from the boat. AFP
    Lebanese soldiers stand guard at the entrance of the port of Tripoli, as an ambulance carries survivors from the boat. AFP
  • The Army said high waves submerged the overloaded boat, which was believed to have been carrying at least 56 migrants. AFP
    The Army said high waves submerged the overloaded boat, which was believed to have been carrying at least 56 migrants. AFP
  • Lebanese soldiers stand guard at the port. AFP
    Lebanese soldiers stand guard at the port. AFP