Migrant boat sinks off Tunisia: 39 dead
At least 39 people have died after a boat carrying dozens of migrants sank last week off the coast of Tunisia, the local reports said.
The boat carrying 53 migrants mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, left the Tunisian coast from the city of Sfax, aiming to reach Italy.
Although the accident took place on June 6 off the Kerkennah Islands, authorities were alerted on 9 June by fishermen who first spotted the floating bodies. (ILKHA)NTS