Reuters
Published: 22 Jul 2021 08:00 AM BdST
Updated: 22 Jul 2021 08:00 AM BdST
At least 17 Bengali migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy from Libya, while more than 380 were rescued by the coastguard, the Tunisian Red Crescent said on Wednesday. );
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The boat had set off from Zuwara, on Libya s northwest coast, carrying migrants from Syria, Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Mali and Bangladesh, the humanitarian organisation said. 17 Bengali died and more than 380 other migrants rescued in a boat that set off from Libya s Zuwara towards Europe, Red Crescent official Mongi Slim said.
In recent months, several people have drowned off the Tunisian coast, with an increase in the frequency of attempted crossings to Europe from Tunisia and Libya towards Italy as the weather has improved.
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