Tunis: At least two migrants were killed and 21 missing when a boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia on Sunday Mediterranean SeaTunisian officials said. Seven others were rescued.
According to the spokesperson in the court Mahdia, a Tunisian port, the coast guards were alerted by a survivor. Fareed Ben Jha told The Associated Press that all 30 migrants on board the plane were Tunisian citizens who wanted to cross the river. interior and arrive Italy.
He said prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into human trafficking.
A Coast Guard official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not allowed to speak publicly, said the wreck was due to bad weather and the boat being too small, which could only hold six people. was estimated to be.
He said several Tunisian ships were involved in an ongoing search and rescue operation at sea on Sunday.
According to the spokesperson in the court Mahdia, a Tunisian port, the coast guards were alerted by a survivor. Fareed Ben Jha told The Associated Press that all 30 migrants on board the plane were Tunisian citizens who wanted to cross the river. interior and arrive Italy.
He said prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into human trafficking.
A Coast Guard official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not allowed to speak publicly, said the wreck was due to bad weather and the boat being too small, which could only hold six people. was estimated to be.
He said several Tunisian ships were involved in an ongoing search and rescue operation at sea on Sunday.
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