41 migrants feared dead in new Mediterranean shipwreck

According to UN agencies, 41 migrants, including three children, are believed to be dead in a shipwreck that occurred in the Mediterranean last week, according to four survivors who were transported to the Italian island of Lampedusa on Wednesday.

According to a joint statement from the UN agencies for refugees, children, and migration, their metal boat capsized in bad weather during the night of Thursday to Friday after leaving from the Tunisian port of Sfax.

A woman, two men, and a 13-year-old child on his own were among the survivors who were saved by a a merchant ship and transported to Lampedusa by the Italian coastguard, according to the survivors.

The four were generally in good health, according to a separate statement from the Italian Red Cross, which oversees the migrant reception  on the island.

Confirming the statement that there had been 45 people on the boat when it went down, it said that none of the 45 persons missing were connected to the survivors.

According to the report, the four people survived the shipwreck by floating on inner tubes.

The shipwreck is one of several fatal accidents that have been recorded.

16 migrants perished in shipwrecks off the beaches of Tunisia and Western Sahara, according to reports on Monday.

Additionally, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN’s migration agency, stated on Sunday that at least 30 people were missing as a result of two shipwrecks off the coast of Lampedusa.

Located about 90 miles (around 145 kilometers) from Tunisia, is frequently the first stop for migrants traveling from North Africa to Europe.
However, a large number of them perish, making the Central Mediterranean migrant crossing the world’s most deadliest.