(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) At least five people have died and 10 are missing after an
overcrowded boat carrying migrants and refugees attempting to cross
the Mediterranean from Tunisia to Italy sank, trend reports citing
aljazeera .
The boat sank off of Louata, in the Sfax region, a Tunisian
judicial official said on Saturday. Another 20 people were rescued
by the Tunisian coastguard.
The coastline of Sfax has become a major departure point for
people fleeing poverty in Africa and the Middle East for a shot at
a better life in Europe.
More than 25,000 people have died or went missing trying to
cross the Mediterranean since 2014, according to data collected by
the IOM's Missing Migrants Project.
In recent months, hundreds have drowned off the Tunisian coast,
with an increase in the frequency of attempted crossings from
Tunisia and Libya towards Italy.
In light of an unprecedented economic and financial crisis in
Tunisia, more than 18,000 Tunisians travelled by boats to Europe in
2022, according to rights group Tunisian Forum for Economic and
Social Rights.
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