The shipwreck took place on Thursday and at least one newborn baby is among those missing, said UNHCR representative to Italy Chiara Cardoletti. The boat capsized in strong winds and high waves, he said. “We have noticed more arrivals of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa than Tunisians” via the Tunisian route since November, he said. “It is unacceptable to continue counting the dead at the gates of Europe”, Cardoletti wrote on Twitter, referring to deadly shipwrecks of migrant boats which have already occurred in Italy, Greece and Spain. Last year, more than 46,000 people arrived there, out of a total of 105,000 in Italy, according to the UNHCR.

Source: Libya Today June 25, 2023 08:59 UTC