11 migrants die at sea

Tunis: At least 11 migrants from Africa died when their boat sank off Tunisia on Sunday, as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to the Italian island of Lampedusa, a Tunisian security official said yesterday.

Tunisia’s coast guard recovered the bodies of eight women and three children off the coast near Sfax.

About 30 people had set out on the boat, aiming to reach Italy.

The coast guard is searching for the other missing people.

Last year, about 90 African migrants drowned after a boat capsized on the way to Europe from Libya. — Reuters