2 bodies recovered and about 12 missing after migrant boat capsized off Tunisian coast

2 bodies recovered and about 12 missing after migrant boat capsized off Tunisian coast

2 bodies recovered and about 12 missing after migrant boat capsized off Tunisian coast  Toronto Star

At least two people have died and around 12 are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized off southern Tunisia

Thousands of people have died since 2014 trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea and reach Europe.

TUNIS, Aug 22 - At least 13 Tunisians are missing after a migrant boat sank off the Tunisian coast while sailing towards Italy, and two people were rescued, the head of a migrant rights group said on Saturday.

At least 13 Tunisians missing after migrant boat sinks off Tunisia, group says  Reuters

Emergency officials and residents say more than 50 bodies have now been recovered from the Gorau boat accident, but authorities are still reconciling the number of passengers, survivors and those missing.

[New Zimbabwe] The death toll from the Kariba Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (RIDA) boat disaster has risen to 97, after two more bodies were recovered Thursday, police has said.

SOKOTO: The death toll from the boat mishap at the Gorau crossing point in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State has risen to 53, following the recovery of more bodies from the river.

Tragedy strikes Gorau community as 46 bodies are recovered and 15 rescued after a Sokoto boat accident. Rescue operations continue for missing passengers.

The accident occurred on Thursday morning when passengers were heading either to plant or to harvest rice, said Sarkin Daji, a traditional leader in the area.

Local divers recover bodies as authorities continue search for more victims

The death toll from a ferry disaster in Zimbabwe last week rose to 94 on Tuesday, police said, with the recovery of two more bodies. Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe said Tuesday that the sinking was the "result of negligence and human error by the captain of the boat", and launched an investigation. FRANCE 24's