12 Tunisians dead as boat capsizes off Djerba: judiciary

By AFP
October 01, 2024
Tunisian coast guards patrol the area off Tunisias northern town of Bizerte on March 30, 2017. — AFP
Tunisian coast guards patrol the area off Tunisia's northern town of Bizerte on March 30, 2017. — AFP

TUNIS: At least 12 Tunisians including three children were found dead after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of the southeastern island of Djerba on Monday, a judicial official said.

The boat went down at dawn and 29 people were rescued, Medenine court spokesman Fethi Baccouche told AFP, adding five men and four women were among the dead, and that the cause of the sinking remained unknown. The Tunisian National Guard said it was alerted by four migrants who swam back ashore.