US EditionMigrant boat sink off Tunisia with at least eight dead, 29 rescued
- Eight irregular migrants were found dead off the coast of Sfax province in eastern Tunisia, according to local authorities.
- The Tunisian National Guard reported that twenty-nine irregular migrants were rescued after a boat sank off El Awabed.
- Authorities confirmed that rescue and relief efforts are still ongoing after the incident.
- North African countries have long seen attempts by migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa trying to reach Europe for a better life.
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Migrant boat sink off Tunisia with at least eight dead, 29 rescued
Tunisia's coast guard on Monday recovered the bodies of eight African migrants after their boat sank off the country's coast as it sailed towards Europe, a security official told Reuters, adding that 29 other people were rescued.
Eight migrants lost their lives and 29 others were rescued following a shipwreck that occurred off El Aouabed, in the region of Sfax, in central-eastern Tunisia. This was announced today by the Directorate-General of the Tunisian National Guard in an official statement. After a telephone report received around 9:42 yesterday, the Tunisian Coast Guard and Navy units intervened at the scene of the accident. The rescued migrants, coming from variou…
A new refugee shipwreck has occurred off the coast of Tunisia. So far, the Tunisian coast guard has recovered 8 dead and rescued 29. The vessel sank today off the town of Abouabed near Sfax. The Tunisian coast guard recovered on Tuesday the bodies of eight African migrants whose boat sank off the country's coast while sailing to Europe, a security official said, adding that another 29 people had been rescued. Rescue operations are underway to fi…
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