Two migrants, including a baby, perish as boat overturns off Tunisia’s shoreline

Two migrants, including a baby, perish as boat overturns off Tunisia’s shoreline

A⁢ baby is among two migrants found dead after a boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia.

The boat carrying 20 Tunisians sank on Saturday just 120 metres (395⁣ feet) from the coast in ‌Gabes, the coastguard said.

“Two bodies have been recovered, one of‌ a​ 20-year-old man ‍and the other of an infant,” it⁤ said in a ​statement.

Five passengers were missing and ‌13 others were​ rescued.

Gabes’ authorities ⁣have​ begun an operation to “determine the circumstances of‌ this tragedy”, they said.

The incident occurred during a spike in migrants and refugees attempting to ‌reach Europe, with Tunisia ⁤a major landing point for those making the ‍journey to the ⁤continent across the Mediterranean⁣ Sea.

Article from www.aljazeera.com

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