20 people died in a migrant boat sinking in Tunisia.
According to foreign media, the migrant boat sank near the coastal city of Sfax in Tunisia. Several migrants on board the boat went missing and a search is underway. Five migrants who drowned were rescued.
According to the Tunisian coast guard, most of the migrants who drowned were from Africa. The migrants wanted to go to Europe from Tunisia. There is a risk that the death toll in the boat accident will increase. Authorities say that there has been an unusual increase in the number of migrants wishing to go to Europe through Tunisia. This is the second incident of a migrant boat sinking near Tunisia in a week.
