At least 13 Tunisians missing after migrant boat sinks off Tunisia, group says
Two survivors were rescued, and one remained in critical condition after the boat capsized on a route used for Europe-bound migration, a rights group said.
- On Saturday, Mostafa Abdelkebir, head of the Tunisian Observatory, reported that at least 13 Tunisians are missing after a migrant boat sank off the Tunisian coast while sailing toward Italy. The vessel departed early on Thursday.
- The central Mediterranean remains one of the world's deadliest migration routes, where migrants from Africa and the Middle East often use overcrowded or unseaworthy boats to reach Europe.
- One of the two survivors told rescuers they were stranded at sea for hours after the boat capsized, while Abdelkebir reported the second survivor is in critical condition.
- Migrant departures from Tunisia have fallen sharply over the past two years, following a government crackdown and tighter maritime controls backed by European funding and equipment from Italy.
- Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International stated last month that the EU-Tunisia migration deal fueled abuses, calling on European officials to suspend funding for Tunisian security forces.
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Two bodies recovered, 12 missing after migrant boat capsizes off southern Tunisia
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2 bodies recovered and about 12 missing after migrant boat capsized of
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of southern Tunisia , killing at least two people and leaving 12 missing, Tunisia’s national guard said Saturday. One survivor was rescued. Guard spokesperson Houssem Eddine Jebabli told state news agency TAP that authorities recovered two bodies and transferred them to a hospital on the nearby island of Djerba. He told national radio Mosaique FM that about 15 people were beli…
A single survivor could be rescued after spending almost two days at sea drifting
A total of thirteen Tunisian citizens are missing after the sinking this Friday of a boat near Al Yadariya, in the region of Ben Guerdán, on the coast of Tunisia. Zarzis maritime surveillance center has been activated after the incident and fishers have been mobilized from the ports of Al Katif, Zarzis and Yerba, as reported by the Tunisian station Mosaique FM. After the first rescue work two men have been taken out of the water. These are two y…
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