Another tragedy is the lives still swallowed by the waves on the middle road of the Mediterranean. In the past few hours, a boat full of immigrants capsized and sank. The boat with 49 people in it sank off Tunisia. According to the Afroplanete.com website, 35 people were killed and 15 were rescued in the sinking incident.
According to the same source, the sinking of the boat was caused by “strong waves that made it difficult for passengers and crew to move and drain water from the boat.” No confirmation yet from Tunisian authorities.
The shipwreck is the latest in a long series of tragedies along the central Mediterranean route, which is considered the most dangerous route on the planet. A few months ago, Tunisian President Kais Saied gave a provocative speech against migrants crossing from sub-Saharan Africa via Tunisia. before trying to cross into Europe, accusing them of causing a crime wave. His words unleashed a wave of violence against immigrants and landowners for fear of fines, evacuating hundreds of people who then camped on the streets of the capital. Today, there are more than twenty thousand immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa in Tunisia.
Exit to Europe from the Tunisian coast has been largely prevented for years, especially thanks to the funds provided by the EU and Italy. Now, however, Tunisia’s “border” could burst, exacerbating immigration pressure in the Mediterranean towards Europe. We told you here.
The central Mediterranean has been the world’s most dangerous migration route for years: more than 20,000 migrants have died or gone missing since 2014.
Source: Today IT
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