Since the beginning of the year... Tunisia has recovered 900 bodies of drowned migrants off its coast

Since the beginning of the year... Tunisia has recovered 900 bodies of drowned migrants off its coast

ARK News... Tunisia confirmed the recovery of more than 900 bodies of migrants who drowned in sea waters during the past few months.

Tunisian Interior Minister Kamal al-Fiqi on Wednesday said that the Naval Guards had recovered this year, until July 20, 901 bodies of migrants who drowned at sea.

Al-Fiqi added that among the bodies were 36 Tunisians and 267 foreigners, while the identities of the rest were not known. Where the death toll is the worst in years.

This year, the coasts of Tunisia are witnessing record waves of migration, accompanied by repeated tragic drownings of boats crowded with migrants, most of them from sub-Saharan African countries, including women and children.

The Minister of Interior criticized the lack of cooperation with international organizations specializing in immigration in dealing with dead bodies, and called on "international organizations to be highly prepared to carry out their duties."

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