Tunisian hospital receives 19 bodies after migrant boat sinks

TUNIS, Aug 24 - A hospital in the southern Tunisian city of Ben Guerdane has received at least 19 bodies of migrants recovered from the sea over the past two days, the head of a migrant rights group said on Monday, following the sinking of a boat at the weekend.

By Tarek Amara TUNIS, Aug 24 (Reuters) - A hospital in the southern Tunisian city of Ben Guerdane has received at least 19 bodies of migrants recovered from the sea over the past two days, the head of a migrant rights group said on Monday, following the sinking of a boat at the weekend. The sinking of the migrant boat,

A boat carrying migrants has capsized off southern Tunisia, leaving at least two people dead

Tragedy strikes as a migrant boat sinks off Tunisia’s coast, leaving 12 dead and two missing. Learn more about the perilous journey across the Mediterranea

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.

A migrant boat carrying 15 Tunisians sank off the country's southeastern coast while heading to Italy, killing eight.

Eleven bodies recovered after boat carrying migrants sinks off Tunisia  Reuters

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

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