Tragic/ Another boat with immigrants sinks, the number of victims is reported

Another ship with immigrants from sub-Saharan African countries has sunk near Tunisia, where at least 19 people have lost their lives. The migrants were trying to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a human rights group said on Sunday. This is the latest migrant tragedy near Tunisia.

In the past four days, five migrant boats have sunk near the southern city of Sfax, leaving 67 missing and nine dead, following a significant increase in boats heading for Italy. The Tunisian coast guard rescued five people from the ship off the coast of Mahdia.

At the same time, the coast guard has stopped in the last four days about 80 boats destined for Italy and arrested over 3 thousand immigrants, mainly from sub-Saharan African countries. The coast near the city of Sfax has recently become a major point of departure for many migrants from Africa and the Middle East.