Tunisia finds bodies of last missing migrants
Tunisian authorities were able to recover the bodies of the latest missing migrants following a boat capsize off the coast last week, bringing the death toll to 14 people. Most of the victims were young, including seven from the same family, along with a man and his pregnant wife. The boat had departed from the North African coast across the central Mediterranean, one of the world's most dangerous migration routes, where migrants from Africa and the Middle East attempt to reach Europe aboard overcrowded or unseaworthy boats. Coast guard forces retrieved 11 Tunisian migrants and rescued one person alive, then handed the bodies over to their families. The number of migrants leaving from Tunisia has decreased over the past two years due to an international campaign, supported by Europe, aimed at monitoring and reducing illegal migration.
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