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

At least 29 dead when migrant boats heading to Italy sank off the coast of Tunisia

Tunisia is an important starting point for people fleeing poverty and conflict in Africa in the hope of a better life in Europe.

29 dead, 11 rescued off Tunisia in migrant boat sinkings

Boat sinkings off the coast of Tunisia over the weekend killed at least 29 people from countries in sub-Saharan Africa who were trying make the perilous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea to Italy, the Tunisian National Guard said Sunday. Tunisian fishermen recovered 19 bodies, said National Guard spokesman Houssameddine Jebabli.…

28 migrants die after boats capsize off Tunisia coast

At least 28 migrants have died after their boats sank off the coast of Tunisia as they attempted to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, CNN reported citing Italia

At least 29 African migrants die after two boats sink off Tunisia

29 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died when two boats sank off the coast of Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy.

At least 29 dead after Tunisia migrant boats headed for Italy sink

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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