Yet another tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea.
At least 19 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have died off Tunisia when their boat sank as they tried to cross the Sicilian Channel to reach Italy, an official from the NGO Forum told Reuters. Tunisian for social and economic rights.
The press agency, which reports the news on its website, does not specify when the tragedy occurred.
The Tunisian coastguard rescued 5 people from the boat off the coast of Mahdia, added the NGO official, stating that the migrants had left from the beaches of Sfax.
Meanwhile, record landings continue on Lampedusa: almost three thousand migrants arrived on the coast of the island in just 24 hours.
(Unioneonline/lf)
