The inflatable vessel, which was carrying 86 migrants, sank late Wednesday near the Tunisian city of Zarzis. IMO spokesperson Flavio Di Giacomo said in an update posted to Twitter Thursday that the migrants "sailed a few days ago from Zwara, Libya." Shocked and sad to see another tragedy happening in the Mediterranean Sea. Tunisian Red Crescent managed to save 4 #migrants out of the 86 passengers who were on the rubber inflatable boat heading from Zouara in #Libya to Europe. Mshli reiterated that "migrants intercepted or rescued at sea should not be returned to Libya, where they will face the same inhumane conditions."

Source: The North Africa Journal July 04, 2019 18:11 UTC