More boats sink off Tunisia’s coast, killing 29 asylum seekers

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Tunisia’s coast guard recovered 10 bodies from a migrant boat which sank near the coast, the second vessel to sink within hours off Tunisia, bringing the death toll to 29, according to a security official.

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BBC News

Tunisia migrants: At least 29 die off coast

The sub-Saharan African migrants were trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Italy.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Refugees trying to reach Italy die after boats sink off coast of Tunisia

Latest tragedy comes as authorities in north African country crack down on undocumented people

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Nineteen African migrants die when boat sinks off Tunisia

TUNIS - At least 19 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died when their boat sank off the Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a human rights group said on Sunday, the latest migrant boat disaster off Tunisia. In the last four days, five migrant boats have sunk off the southern city of Sfax, leaving 67 missing and nine dead, after a significant increase in boats

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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CNN

At least 19 migrants die as boat sinks off Tunisia

At least 19 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died when their boat sank off the coast of Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a human rights group said on Sunday.

2 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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Independent.ie

At least 29 African migrants dead as two boats sink off coast of Tunisia

At least 29 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died when their two boats sank off the coast of Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, the Tunisian coast guard said on Sunday.

2 months ago·Ireland

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KRDO

At least 28 migrants die as boats sink off Tunisia

By CNN’s Barbie Latza Nadeau At least 28 migrants have died after their boats sank off the coast of Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, Italian officials say. In one wreck alone at least 20 migrants died with more than 60 people still missing. Meanwhile, the Italian coast guard said they

2 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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