TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A boat carrying migrants from Libya to Europe capsized off Tunisia's coast, prompting an ongoing rescue operation Wednesday after one body was recovered and dozens of people were reported missing. TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A boat carrying migrants from Libya to Europe capsized off Tunisia's coast, prompting an ongoing rescue operation Wednesday after one body was recovered and dozens of people were reported missing. According to the Sfax National Guard, the boat ran aground 10 kilometers (six miles) from the island of Kerkennah, off Tunisia's coast. Zuwara serves as a departure point for migrants from Libya attempting to reach the Italian coast by sea. Last July, a boat carrying 127 migrants from Zuwara sank off Zarzis, a port in southern Tunisia, leaving 43 people missing.

Source: Libya Today May 25, 2022 10:14 UTC