About 20 African migrants were found dead Thursday after their smuggling boat, which was trying to reach Europe, sank in the Mediterranean Sea, Tunisian authorities said. Five survivors were rescued and the Tunisian navy is searching for up to 20 others still believed missing. According to the survivors, the migrant smuggling boat was carrying about 40 or 50 people heading toward Italy, Ben Zekri said. It was carrying migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, he told The AP. Of the 34,001 migrants who had arrived in Italy so far this year, 12,847 were Tunisian, or 38%.

Source: The Hindu December 24, 2020 12:11 UTC