This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-48868992
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| Many missing as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia | Many missing as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia |
| (about 7 hours later) | |
| At least 80 migrants are feared dead after a boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia. | At least 80 migrants are feared dead after a boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia. |
| Four people were rescued from the inflatable vessel - which sank in waters near the town of Zarzis - but one died later in hospital, reports said. | Four people were rescued from the inflatable vessel - which sank in waters near the town of Zarzis - but one died later in hospital, reports said. |
| The three Malians who were rescued said that they had set out from Zuwara in Libya. | The three Malians who were rescued said that they had set out from Zuwara in Libya. |
| The country is a main departure point for migrants hoping to reach Europe. | The country is a main departure point for migrants hoping to reach Europe. |
| One of the rescued migrants told Reuters that the boat had taken three hours to sink as it filled with water. | |
| The four who were rescued survived by holding onto some wood that they had extracted from the boat. | |
| "We, four people, sat on the wood," the man said. "The waves are hitting us. We had two days of that - sitting on that piece of wood." | |
| "There were a lot of dead people," he added. | |
| Libya has been torn by violence and division since long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi was deposed and killed in 2011. | Libya has been torn by violence and division since long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi was deposed and killed in 2011. |
| Thousands of migrants, many from sub-Saharan Africa, are being held in detention camps in the country. | Thousands of migrants, many from sub-Saharan Africa, are being held in detention camps in the country. |
| On Wednesday at least 53 migrants were killed when a detention centre in Tripoli was hit by an air strike. | On Wednesday at least 53 migrants were killed when a detention centre in Tripoli was hit by an air strike. |
| In May at least 65 people drowned when their boat set off from Libya and sunk off the Tunisian coast. | In May at least 65 people drowned when their boat set off from Libya and sunk off the Tunisian coast. |