By AFPMore by this AuthorTUNISMore than 50 migrants drowned in the Mediterranean on Sunday, the majority off the coasts of Tunisia and Turkey, while Italy marked a sea change in its policy. Tunisian authorities said 47 bodies were recovered off the country's southern coast, close to the city of Sfax, while 68 people were rescued. Across the Mediterranean, nine migrants including six children drowned when their vessel sank off the coast of Turkey. ITALYTurkey was the main sea route for migrants to Europe in 2015, when more than a million people crossed to Greece. The focal point for Mediterranean migration in recent years has been Italy, where more than 700,000 migrants have arrived since 2013.

Source: Daily Nation June 03, 2018 18:11 UTC