The Tunisian coast guard said on Monday it had recovered 31 bodies of African migrants who drowned while attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Italy.

Iran PressAfrica: It added that among the bodies recovered off the coast of Sfax, Kerkennah and Mahdia were the bodies of two women and two children. The number of migrant boats from Tunisia heading towards Italian coasts has sharply increased recently.

224

Read More

224

Read More: 

Tunisia foils over 500 illegal immigration attempts in Q1

Tunisia foils 191 illegal immigration attempts since beginning of 2023