The bodies of 16 migrants have been recovered by the coastguard of Tunisia located off the coast of the towns of Maloulech, Salakta and Chebba.
A senior official in the National Guard, Houssem Eddine Jebabli, told Reuters on Monday, October 28, 2024, that this was the latest migrant boat disaster in the Mediterranean.
“The bodies were found at the weekend and on Monday. The victims have not been identified because the bodies had decomposed.’’
It was gathered that in October, at least 15 Tunisian people died, including three infants and 10 others who went missing after their boat sank off the Tunisian coast at Djerba.
The victims were said to have been seeking ways to cross the Mediterranean to Europe.
The bodies of 13 sub-Saharan African migrants were also recovered in the same area in October.
Tunisia is grappling with an unprecedented migration crisis and has replaced Libya as the major departure point for both Tunisians and people from elsewhere in Africa seeking a better life in Europe.
