UN: A shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia caused about 41 casualties

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GENEVA, 17 April, 2021 (TON): On Friday, in a joint statement by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that a shipwreck off the coast of southeast Tunisia killed at least 41 people.

The statement said, "This tragic loss of life underscores once again the need to enhance and expand state-led search and rescue operations across the Central Mediterranean, where some 290 people have lost their lives so far this year."

Three survivors have been rescued and the search effort was still underway, said the UN agencies.

However, based on initial information, the UN agencies said that all those who died were from Sub-Saharan Africa.

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