A cemetery for migrants who drowned while acrossing the Mediterranean in search of a better life in Europe is nearly half full in southern Tunisia — even before it is officially inaugurated. Tunisia and neighbouring Libya are key departure points for migrants, many from sub-Saharan African, who attempt the dangerous crossing from the North African coast to Europe, particularly Italy. "A majority of the youth left by sea to Europe, so we had losses of dead Zarzisians. Tunisia and neighbouring Libya are key departure points for migrants, many from sub-Saharan African, who attempt the dangerous crossing from the North African coast to Europe, particularly Italy. Municipal workers had buried more than 600 unidentified migrants -- from sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and elsewhere -- in a sandy, windswept plot near an old city dump.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 09, 2021 10:41 UTC