13 dead, 27 missing after Sudan migrants boat sinks in Tunisia coast
Migrants of African origin trying to flee to Europe crammed on board of a small boat as Tunisian coast guards prepare to transfer them onto their vessel at sea between Tunisia and Italy on August 10, 2023. PHOTO | AFP
The bodies of 13 Sudanese migrants have been recovered and 27 others are missing after a boat sank on Wednesday off the coast of Tunisia having set off from Sfax, a Tunisian judicial official said on Thursday.
The boat was carrying 42 people, all of them Sudanese, and two people were rescued, Judge Farid Ben Jha said.
