Three children among 12 dead as boat capsizes off Tunisian coast
Al Jazeera
At least 10 people still missing and 29 rescued in latest boat disaster in the Mediterranean.
At least 12 people have been found dead and 10 are still missing after a boat heading to Europe capsized off the coast of Tunisia’s southeastern island of Djerba, according to officials.
Judicial official Fethi Baccouche told the AFP news agency on Monday that three children were among the dead.
The Medenine court spokesman also said 29 people had been rescued after the early morning sinking, the cause of which remained unknown.
The Tunisian National Guard said it was alerted to the incident by four migrants who swam back ashore.
Human Rights Observatory, a local rights group, said all the people on board were Tunisians bar two Moroccans, according to the Reuters news agency.
