The Tunisian Maritime Guard announced that “six bodies (3 women and 3 children) were found and 20 people were rescued from a boat carrying about 30 Tunisian citizens trying to cross the Tunisian border to the coast of Italy after the boat sank off the coast of Italy “. Karatine on the island of Kerkenna The search for the missing continues.

Three days ago, 255 illegal immigrants were rescued while trying to cross the east coast of Tunisia towards European shores.

Tunisia’s security authorities often report drownings and rescues of illegal immigrants, whether off its southeast or northeast coast, which is only 70 kilometers from the Italian coast.

It should be noted that for many years there has been a large influx of illegal African immigrants on the coast of Tunisia, who want to get to the southern coasts of the countries of the European Union, where, according to statistics from the International Organization, illegal immigration has recorded thousands of victims. for migration.