Tunisia migrant boat shipwrecks leave 27 dead or missing
The boats, carrying more than 80 people total, had been attempting to cross to Italy. …
In the first three months of this year, more than 14,000 migrants – most of whom are from sub-Saharan Africa – have been intercepted trying to reach Europe from Tunisia, according to the country’s coastguard. The number is five times higher than for the corresponding period last year.