Over 900 migrant's bodies recovered from waters off Tunisia in 6 months- Minister
27 Jul 2023 02:49pm
Migrants from Africa- Photo by Mahmud TURKIA / AFP
TUNIS, South Africa - More than 900 bodies of illegal migrants trying to make it to the European Union in boats have been pulled off the sea off the coast of Tunisia in the last six months, Sputnik quoted Interior Minister Kamel Feki as saying on Wednesday.
"Between Jan 1 and July 20, 901 bodies were recovered. Twenty-six of them were Tunisians, 267 were foreigners and 608 were unidentified," Feki said to lawmakers in a meeting when paying attention to the fight against illegal migration.
Hundreds of migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa try to make it to Italy through Tunisia and Libya, with dozens of them drowning.
Reports of migrants dying at sea have increased dramatically in recent months. - BERNAMA
