(ANSA) - ROME, MARCH 26 - At least 19 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have died off Tunisia when the boat they were on while trying to cross the Mediterranean to Italy sank, an official told Reuters of the Tunisian NGOForum for social and economic rights.
The news agency, which reports the news on its website, does not specify when the tragedy occurred.
The Tunisian coastguard rescued 5 people from the boat off the coast of Mahdia, added the NGO official, stating that the migrants had left from the beaches of Sfax.
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