NEWS: 27 Migrants Die In Shipwrecks Off Tunisia

Twenty-seven sub-Saharan African migrants, including women and children, lost their lives after two boats capsised off the Kerkennah Islands near Tunisia.

Civil defence officials confirmed on Thursday that 83 others were rescued in the tragic incidents, which highlighted the continued peril faced by migrants attempting to cross over to Europe.

According to the Head OF Civil Defence in Sfax, Zied Sdiri, the migrants aboard the two makeshift vessels were aiming to cross the…

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