At least 12 African refugees and migrants die, another 10 missing after four boats carrying 120 people sink off Tunisia as they were trying to cross the Mediterranean to Italy
At least 12 African refugees and migrants died and another 10 were missing after four boats carrying 120 people sank off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a security official told Reuters news agency.
Ali Aayari, a lieutenant colonel in the Tunisian Coast Guard, added on Saturday that 98 migrants were rescued off the coast of Sfax. The coastline of Sfax has become a major departure point for people fleeing conflict and poverty in Africa and the Middle East and seeking a better life in Europe. The interior ministry said this week that it had arrested more than 20,000 refugees and migrants off its coast last year. At least 15,000 reached the coast of Italy in 2021.In recent months, dozens of people have drowned off the Tunisian coast, with an increase in the frequency of attempted crossings from Tunisia and Libya towards Italy.
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