At least 23 migrants from Africa have drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia trying to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy, and 70 have been rescued.
Kyiv. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – June 02, 2021 – International News
“The Tunisian Navy has rescued 70 migrants as 23 people drowned in a boat carrying more than 90 migrants from Libya to Europe,” Red Crescent spokesman Mongi Slim told Reuters. The Navy also rescued 39 other migrants on another boat that sank off the coast of Sfax.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says less than 23,500 people have moved across the sea to Europe this year, with most arriving in Italy and Spain from Tunisia and Algeria.
EU member states have illegally prevented at least 40,000 refugees from entering Europe during the pandemic, killing more than 2,000 people.
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Source: Ukrgate
