At least 20 migrants missing after a boat sinks off Tunisia
Baku, April 9, AZERTAC
At least 23 African migrants were missing and four died on Saturday after their two boats sank off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a judicial official said, amidst a sharp rise in migrant boats from the North African country, according to Reuters.
The coast guard rescued 53 others off the southern city of Sfax, two of whom are in critical condition, Sfax court Judge Faouzi Masmoudi said.
He added that four bodies were recovered.
In recent weeks, dozens have gone missing and died in repeated drowning accidents off the Tunisian coast.
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