IOM: Up to 600 missing at sea in 3 months in Central Med

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Published May 26, 2022 1:26 PM

By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA
Associated Press

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The International Organization for Migration says up to 600 people attempting to reach Europe by sea from Tunisia and Libya have gone missing during the first three months of 2022. That is the highest figure since 2014. In the latest tragedy, according to Tunisian authorities, a wooden boat carrying over 100 people capsized early Tuesday near the island of Kerkennah in southeastern Tunisia due to bad weather. The IOM said Wednesday that 30 people from that boat were rescued but 75 are still missing. Tunisian navy and coast guard units continued Thursday to comb the area where the capsize occurred. But a Tunisian court official said only one body has been recovered.

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