Tunisia coast guard recovers eight bodies of migrants whose boat sank
The boat carried 15 mostly young migrants, and search teams continued looking for six others after one survivor was rescued, officials said.
- On Sunday, Tunisian National Guard forces recovered eight bodies from a migrant boat that sank en route to Italy, with search operations continuing for six others still missing.
- The boat departed early Thursday from Ben Guerdane carrying about 15 people; a commercial ship rescued the sole survivor on Saturday after he spent 48 hours adrift.
- Among those on board were seven members of the same family and a man with his pregnant wife, according to the Tunisian Observatory for Human Rights, highlighting dangers of the central Mediterranean route.
- Dozens of young people gathered late Saturday in Ben Guerdane demanding accelerated search operations, and police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd.
- The European Union allocated 105 million euros in migration support to Tunisia in 2023, yet rights groups continue raising concerns about migrant treatment following the agreement.
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Eleven bodies were rescued on the coast of Tunisia after the sinking of a boat carrying Tunisian migrants to Italy on the weekend. Another three people are still missing, said the National Guard on Sunday (23). Exclusive material for subscribers. To have full access, access the link of the material and register.
The Tunisian National Guard has recovered 11 bodies from the sea this Sunday after the sinking of a boat with immigrants on board off the southeastern coast of the country. The boat was carrying 15 people, only one of whom was rescued after sinking some 14 nautical miles off the coast of Zarzis on Friday night. Three people are still missing. “The search operations allowed to recover three bodies yesterday and eight today, raising the total to 1…
It rises to 11 bodies recovered the official balance of the shipwreck of the boat with Tunisian migrants occurred off Zarzis, in the south-east of Tunisia. Three people are still dispersed with only one surviving occupier. (ANSA)
Death toll rises to 11 in migrant boat capsize off SE Tunisia
TUNIS, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from an illegal migrant boat sinking off the coast of southeastern Tunisia has risen to 11 after maritime authorities recovered eight more bodies on Sunday, according to a statement released by the General Directorate of the National Guard.
A boat carrying 15 Tunisian migrants was shipwrecked during the night of Friday to Saturday. Only one person was rescued and three others are still missing.
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