UNHCR – 65 reported drowned after shipwreck off coast of Tunisia
UNHCR – 65 reported drowned after shipwreck off coast of Tunisia
UNHCR, The UN Refugee Agency, 10 May 2019
URL: https://www.unhcr.org/news/press/2019/5/5cd5a74c4/unhcr-65-reported-drowned-shipwreck-coast-tunisia.html
Some 65 people have drowned after their boat sank approximately 45 nautical miles off the coast of Tunisia early this morning, in one of the worst incidents on the Mediterranean in months.
16 people were pulled from the water and have been brought to the coast of Zarzis by the Tunisian Navy. One person has been immediately transferred to hospital for medical treatment, while the others await permission to disembark.
According to the survivors, the group left Zuwara, around 120km west of Tripoli, yesterday evening. Their boat ran in to trouble soon afterwards when encountering strong waves.
16 people were pulled from the water and have been brought to the coast of Zarzis by the Tunisian Navy. One person has been immediately transferred to hospital for medical treatment, while the others await permission to disembark.
According to the survivors, the group left Zuwara, around 120km west of Tripoli, yesterday evening. Their boat ran in to trouble soon afterwards when encountering strong waves.