(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Eight migrants died and two remain missing after a boat carrying
30 migrants sank on Tuesday off the Kerkennah Islands near the
southeast coast of Tunisia, the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) said,
Trend reports
citing Xinhua .
On Wednesday, security personnel retrieved two bodies off the
coast of Kerkennah, adding the total fatalities to eight, said the
report.
So far 20 individuals have been rescued and search is still
underway for the missing, according to the report.
Located in the central Mediterranean, Tunisia is one of the most
popular transit points for illegal migration to Europe.
Although Tunisian authorities have adopted rigorous measures to
tackle the problem, the number of illegal immigration attempts from
Tunisia to Italy has increased.
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