The bodies of 53 people have been recovered off the coast of Syria, Lebanese transport minister Ali Hamiye told Reuters on Friday, increasing the death toll from an ill-fated migrant voyage from Lebanon. Syrian authorities began finding bodies in the sea off the coast of Tartus on Thursday afternoon. Authorities have not yet said what happened to the boat. Lebanon has seen a spike in migration – of Lebanese and other nationalities – driven by a devastating financial meltdown that has plunged swathes of the population into poverty over the last three years. Tripoli boat tragedy: Lawyers pessimi…