At least 17 migrants dead off Tunisian coast
At least 17 Bengali migrants have drowned in a shipwreck off the Tunisian coast as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy from Libya. Some reports say that the number of deaths may yet rise.
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IOM: Migrant deaths at sea towards Europe doubled
In the first six months of 2021, the number of migrants who died at sea in an attempt to reach Europe more than doubled compared to the same period in 2020, according to UN migration agency IOM. Most migrants died on the central Mediterranean route or en route to Spain's Canaries.
Dozens of corpses found off Tunisia after several shipwrecks
Forty-nine bodies have been recovered off Tunisia after a total of four boats with migrants from sub-Saharan countries sank between Wednesday and Sunday near the coastal city of Sfax, a spokesperson of the local security forces has told German news agency dpa.
Dozens missing after migrant boat sinks off Tunisia
The boat had originally set off towards Europe from the Libyan city of Zuwara. Over 120 migrants were aboard.
Algerian opposition figure among migrants intercepted en route to Spain
A prominent figure in the Algerian pro-democracy movement Hirak was found among a group of migrants on a boat heading to Spain. Chems Eddine Laalami and others on the boat were, however, intercepted by the Algerian coast guard, a rights group said Tuesday.
Migrants in distress returned to Libya – on Malta's request
Some 90 migrants on a boat in distress were reportedly intercepted and returned to Libya over the weekend. The NGO Sea-Watch said Maltese authorities shared the boat's location with the Libyan coast guard to prevent it from reaching Maltese waters.
Two migrants dead, 178 rescued by Tunisian navy
The Tunisian navy has rescued 178 people who were trying to cross the Mediterranean by boat. The bodies of two other migrants were also recovered.
Tunisia rescues 267 migrants at sea
Tunisian authorities rescued 267 migrants in Mediterranean Sea on Thursday, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The migrants had tried to reach Europe from neighbouring Libya.
'Africa's Garden': Tunisia inaugurates new cemetery for migrants
Five years after the creation of the "Cemetery of the Unknown", the southern Tunisian coastal town of Zarzis has inaugurated its second migrant cemetery to honor the many people who have lost their lives while attempting the dangerous Mediterranean crossing to Europe. The Jardin d’Afrique, or Africa’s Garden, was designed and created by the Algerian artist Rachid Koraichi, and is already filling up at an alarming speed.
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At least 23 migrants drown off Tunisian coast
At least 23 migrants have been found dead in a shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia. Seventy of their fellow passengers were rescued by the Tunisian navy, according to an NGO.
Over 260 migrants rescued off Tunisia
At least 262 people were intercepted by the Tunisian navy and coast guard on Friday. The migrants were trying to reach Europe from Tunisia and Libya.