At least 19 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died when their boat sank off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a human rights group said on Sunday, the latest migrant boat disaster…
At least 19 African migrants have drowned since their boat was wrecked off the coast of Tunisia, a human rights organization said, according to Reuters news agency.The boat sank off Mahdia on the east coast after leaving the port of Sfax ten miles further south, the Forum for Social and Economic Rights (FTDES) said. Five of those on board were reportedly rescued by the Coast Guard. The coast around Sfax has become an important starting point for migrant traffic across the Mediterranean in recent times. According to UN data, at least 12,000 people have made i
The incident is the latest in a series of migrant deaths in Tunisian waters that have occurred as boats carrying sub-Saharan migrants have sunk in the Mediterranean, in a bid to reach Italy.
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