At least 29 migrants have died after at least two boats sank off Tunisia's coast within hours of each other, officials say. The sub-Saharan migrants were trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Italy. More here:
In February this boat of migrants was rescued some 31 miles from Tunisia's coastAt least 29 migrants have died after at least two boats sank off Tunisia's coast within hours of each other, officials say.It is the latest in a string of migrant boat capsizes off Tunisia's coast in the last few days, with five others sinking in the past four days.Meanwhile, Italian officials on the island of Lampedusa say they are overwhelmed, after a record 2,500 migrants arrived in the last 24 hours.
Tunisia has become a hub for migrants who wish to make it to Europe, with UN figures showing at least 12,000 migrants who landed on Italy's shores this year left from Tunisia. That figure was just 1,300 in the same time period last year. In a controversial speech last month, Tunisia's president accused sub-Saharan African migrants living in the country of causing a crime wave and described them as a demographic threat.
These comments have left some sub-Saharan Africans in Tunisia living in fear, with some saying they have seen an increase in racist incidents.
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