Tragedy as 11 bodies found after small boat carrying 15 migrants capsizes

The central Mediterranean crossing is the world's deadliest migration route, according to the International Organisation for Migration.

Eleven bodies have been recovered by Tunisia's coastguard after a boat carrying Tunisian ​migrants sank at the weekend en route to Italy, with three ‌others still unaccounted for, the National Guard said on Sunday.

RNZ Pacific understands several passengers were briefly hospitalised, but there were no serious injuries.

TUNIS, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Eleven bodies have been recovered by Tunisia's coastguard after a boat carrying Tunisian migrants sank at the weekend en route to Italy, with three others still unaccounted for, the National Guard said on Sunday. Coastguard, military and civil protection teams, backed by two helicopters, cont

Eleven bodies recovered after boat carrying migrants sinks off Tunisia  Reuters

Tunisia Coast Guard Recovers 8 Bodies Of Migrants Whose Boat Sank  HuffPost

TUNIS, Aug 23 - Tunisian coast guard forces recovered the bodies of eight Tunisian migrants whose boat sank at the weekend en route to Italy, while the search continued for six others still missing, a National Guard spokesperson said on Sunday.

A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of southern Tunisia, killing at least two people and leaving 12 missing, Tunisia’s national guard said Saturday. One survivor was rescued.

One survivor was rescued.

A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of southern Tunisia, killing at least two people and leaving 12 missing, Tunisia's national guard said Saturday. One survivor was rescued.

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

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

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.

French police slash small boat in clash with Channel migrants, new footage shows | ITV News  ITVX

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The overloaded boat was taking people, including many children, to farms to harvest rice.

Police say 77 passengers were aboard the boat travelling from Gorau to Birjingo in Goronyo LGA, with only seven rescued.

[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.