16 Killed, Dozens Missing After Shipwrecks Off Tunisia, Western Sahara Coast: Report

According to the source, the rescued migrants, including at least one lady, were carried to Dakhla on Sunday and handed over to Moroccan authorities.

Migrant fatalities have increased in recent years as thousands fled violence or crushing poverty and attempt to cross the Mediterranean in search of a better life in Europe.

According to the International Organisation for Migration, the central Mediterranean migrant crossing from North Africa to Europe is the world’s worst, with over 20,000 deaths since 2014.

According to eyewitness testimony, at least 30 migrants are missing following two unrelated sinkings of boats that left Sfax last week near Lampedusa.

Authorities in Tunisia discovered the remains of 12 migrants who washed up north of Sfax between Friday and Sunday, but it was unclear whether they were linked to the shipwreck at the Kerkennah Islands, which are just across the water from Sfax.

According to Masmoudi, officials are looking into “whether there have been other shipwrecks in this area.”

According to Tunisia’s interior ministry, 901 fatalities have been found this year after maritime mishaps in the Mediterranean as of July 20, with 34,290 migrants rescued or stopped.

According to the report, the majority of them were from Sub-Saharan African nations.

According to the UN refugee agency, about 90,000 migrants have landed in Italy this year, with the majority of them arriving through Tunisia or nearby Libya.