https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/18/at-least-23-migrants-missing-off-tunisia-coast
The National Guard said families of the missing individuals had lost
contact with them and notified the authorities. The statement did not
identify the nationality of the missing people.
The state-run news agency TAP said a vessel departed from the town of
Korba in the northeastern Nabeul governorate.
Both Tunisia and neighbouring Libya are key departure points for those
looking to travel irregularly by boat to Europe.
Migrants seeking to travel to Europe often arrive on Tunisia’s coasts
from across the globe, particularly from impoverished and conflict-
stricken areas of sub-Saharan Africa. More than 12,000 people are
registered as refugees and asylum seekers in Tunisia, according to the
UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).