20 Drown After Boat Carrying Migrants Capsizes Off Tunisia Coast
By Elite News Reporter
At least 20 people are confirmed to have died after
a boat carrying migrants sunk off Tunisia's coast, according to reports coming
in.
The boat, which was heading towards Italy, was carrying
53 people when it sank although rescue operations were still ongoing by the
time of filing this story.
Sfax court spokesman Mourad Tourki said on
Tuesday an investigation had been opened following the shipwreck off the
Kerkennah Islands that killed people from countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
Tourki said a total of 53 people had set out on
the boat aiming to reach Italy's coast, adding that a search operation
continued for the remaining passengers.
Last month, Tunisian authorities said at least
one migrant drowned and six were missing from another shipwreck. More...