Migrants Die as Rubber Dinghy Sinks in Mediterranean Off Tunisia  

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Survivors said some 56 people were in the dinghy when it departed from the Tunisian port of Sfax on Monday, UNHCR said. The boat started to deflate a few hours later. The UNHCR said the people on board were from Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Guinea, and Mali.

There seems to be no end to the migrant tragedies. The Italian Coast Guard recovered six bodies and was searching for up to 40 migrants after a rubber dinghy that departed from Tunisia sank in the central Mediterranean, the U.N. refugee agency said. Another 10 people, including four women, were rescued Tuesday and brought to Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa.

The Red Cross said they were in good condition and were receiving psychological care. Due to difficult sea conditions, the Coast Guard said aircraft from the European border agency Frontex, the Italian Coast Guard and others were assisting in the search.

Survivors said some 56 people were in the dinghy when it departed from the Tunisian port of Sfax on Monday, UNHCR said. The boat started to deflate a few hours later. The UNHCR said the people on board were from Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Guinea, and Mali.

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The UN Missing Migrant Project puts the number of dead and missing in the perilous central Mediterranean at over 24,506 from 2014 to 2024, many of them lost at sea. The project says the number may be higher, as many deaths go unrecorded.