Tunisia’s coastguard said Sunday the bodies of 29 migrants from sub-Saharan African countries had been recovered after three vessels capsized.
It also “rescued 11 illegal migrants of various African nationalities after their boats sank” off the central eastern coast.
In one incident, a Tunisian fishing trawler recovered 19 bodies, 36 miles off the coast after their boat capsized.
A coastguard patrol off the coastal city of Mahdiya also recovered eight bodies and “rescued” 11 other migrants after their boat sank as it headed towards Italy
