At least 27 die as two migrant boats sink off Tunisia

In 2024, around 1,700 people died while fleeing on the central Mediterranean route.

Two makeshift boats that were trying to reach Europe clandestinely capsized on Wednesday 1 January. Women and children are among the victims.

At least 27 people killed, dozens rescued after two shipwrecks off Tunisia

All the victims and those rescued were from sub-Saharan African countries, says director of civil protection in Sfax.

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Over 2,200 people have persihed in the Mediterranean Sea in 2024, with hundreds of them being children. Credit: Hellenic Coast Guard Over 2,200 people, including hundreds of children, have perished in 2024 in the waters of the Mediterranean during their attempt to reach Europe, UNICEF said in a statement on Wednesday. “The death toll and number of missing persons in the Mediterranean in 2024 have now surpassed 2,200, with nearly 1,700 lost in th…

According to the international press, which cites Civil Protection in the Tunisian city of Sfax, another 83 people were rescued. The Tunisia content. At least 27 people killed in shipwrecks appear first in Journal i.

Dozens die in shipwrecks off Tunisia as 2025 is already deadly for migrants in Mediterranean

By Catherine Nicholls, Barbie Latza Nadeau and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — At least 27 people have died after two boats carrying migrants sunk off the coast of Tunisia on Wednesday, according to state broadcaster Tunisia TV. The vessels were carrying Africans from sub-Saharan countries, Tunisia TV reported. Some 83 people were rescued three miles off Alataya in Tunisia’s Kerkennah Islands, where the boats sank, it said. The Red Cross told CNN T…