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20 migrants die in a shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia
4 days, 23 hours ago

20 migrants die in a shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian authorities recovered the bodies of 20 people who appeared to have drowned after a shipwreck off the country’s Mediterranean coastline, near a popular point of departure for migrants attempting to reach Europe by boat. The country’s National Guard said in a statement on Wednesday that coast guard members dispatched to the sinking ship rescued five people …

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Shipwreck off Tunisia's coast claims 20 migrant workers' lives, 5 rescued
5 days, 13 hours ago

Shipwreck off Tunisia's coast claims 20 migrant workers' lives, 5 rescued

India TV News  

In Tunisia, a shipwreck off the coast country's Mediterranean coastline has claimed the lives of at least 20 migrants. The coast guard members who were dispatched to the sinking boat have recovered the bodies of 20 people and rescued 5 people, Tunisia's National Guard said in a statement on Wednesday. Tunisia's efforts to prevent deaths at sea Notably, in its …

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After record year, Tunisia reports migrant deaths from shipwreck near Libyan waters
10 months, 1 week ago

After record year, Tunisia reports migrant deaths from shipwreck near Libyan waters

The Independent  

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Migrant boat sinks off Tunisian coast, leaving 5 dead and 7 missing
1 year, 4 months ago

Migrant boat sinks off Tunisian coast, leaving 5 dead and 7 missing

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — A migrant boat sank off Tunisia’s port city of Sfax, leaving five people dead and seven others missing, officials said Tuesday. Twenty-three migrants were rescued out of 35 people on board, most of them Tunisians and a “small number of sub-Saharan nationals,” said Faouzi Masmoudi, a Sfax court spokesperson. The Sfax court opened an investigation to determine …

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‘You have to do it’: Refugees in Tunisia undeterred by Lampedusa shipwreck
1 year, 4 months ago

‘You have to do it’: Refugees in Tunisia undeterred by Lampedusa shipwreck

Al Jazeera  

Despite deaths at sea, refugees in the port of Sfax are still adamant about trying to reach Europe by boat. “They took my phone and my passport.” Many people from sub-Saharan African countries who were both living in Sfax and planning to sail for Europe were evicted from their homes and sacked from their jobs in July when the death …

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Around 40 missing in Italy migrant boat shipwreck: UN
1 year, 6 months ago

Around 40 missing in Italy migrant boat shipwreck: UN

Deccan Chronicle  

ROME: More than 40 people are missing after a migrant boat capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa, the UN said. "It is unacceptable to continue counting the dead at the gates of Europe", Cardoletti wrote on Twitter, referring to deadly shipwrecks of migrant boats which have already occurred in Italy, Greece and Spain. "We are therefore not aware of …

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