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At least 11 die as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia

At least 11 die as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia

AT least 11 migrants from Africa died when their boat sank off Tunisia, as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to the Italian island of Lampedusa, a Tunisian security official said. Tunisia's coast guard recovered the bodies of eight women and three children off the coast near Sfax late on Sunday, he said. About 30 people had set out on the boat, aiming to reach Italy, officials said. The coast guard is searching for the other missing people. Last year, about 90 African migrants drowned after their boat capsized enroute to Europe from Libya, one of the worst such accidents…
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Malta rescues 95 migrants from sinking dinghy

Malta rescues 95 migrants from sinking dinghy

MALTA's armed forces have rescued a group of 95 migrants found in distress on a dinghy north of Libya and brought them ashore at a military base near the capital Valletta, authorities said on Monday. A volunteer organisation, Alarm Phone, on Sunday morning said the dinghy was overcrowded and taking in water. It said the boat was located within Malta's search-and-rescue region. A Maltese patrol boat rescued another group of 63 migrants and brought them to Malta on July 17. One of those migrants later tested positive to COVID-19 and the medical authorities put the whole group in quarantine. -…
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