04
Jul
Migrant Boat Sinks Off Tunisia Drowning 43 At least forty-three migrants have drowned after their boat sank off Tunisia, the Tunisian Red Crescent has said. The migrants had set off from the Libyan port of Zuwara and were attempting to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe. A further 84 were rescued by the Tunisian navy, said the head of Tunisia’s Red Crescent head Mongi Slim. Summer weather has seen an increase in migrants trying to reach Europe from north Africa. The boat, which set sail on Monday night, was carrying people from Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Bangladesh, the Red Crescent said. The vessel…