More Than Three-Scores Of Migrants Died On The Mediterranean As Boat Sank In Tunisia

61 bodies have been recovered from the Mediterranean since a migrant boat capsized off Tunisia earlier this month, a judicial source said on Monday. The boat was heading for Italy’s coast but sank off the Tunisian city of Sfax. Officials claimed that the boat set sail around 10 days before the incident. Some bodies had been found and recovered off the Kerkennah Islands on Sunday. The majority of the deceased migrants came from countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Sfax courts spokesman Murad al-Turki stated. It remains unclear how many were on…

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