(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Four migrants died and 10 others went missing after a boat
carrying 58 migrants sank off Tunisia's eastern coast, the Tunis
Afrique Presse (TAP) reported Thursday, Trend reports citing
Xinhua .
A total of 44 migrants onboard the boat were rescued off the
coast of Sfax city, and search was still underway for the missing
migrants, the report said.
These migrants were trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to
Italy, according to the report.
Located in the central Mediterranean, Tunisia is one of the most
popular transit points for illegal immigration to Europe.
Although Tunisian authorities have adopted rigorous measures to
tackle the problem, the number of illegal immigrants trying to go
to Italy from Tunisia has increased.
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