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M36-850 Tunisian migrants, Bir Ali military vessel, October 16, 2017

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M36-888

October 16, 2017: In Ltaifa, 15 km from Bir Ali, Nasr Nasr, 30, welcomed us into his parents’ home to recount the circumstances of the tragedy he experienced at sea; He was the last survivor after spending an hour and a half in the sea, saved by his life jacket—one of the few who had one. On the night of October 8–9, 2017, a fishing boat carrying more than 90 undocumented Tunisian migrants was “accidentally” struck (according to official sources), resulting in the deaths and disappearances of about fifty young Tunisians; the others were rescued by that same Tunisian vessel.

M36-888 · 2017

M36-887

October 16, 2017: In Ltaifa, 15 km from Bir Ali, Nasr Nasr, 30, welcomed us into his parents’ home to recount the circumstances of the tragedy he experienced at sea; He was the last survivor after spending an hour and a half in the sea, saved by his life jacket—one of the few who had one. On the night of October 8–9, 2017, a fishing boat carrying more than 90 undocumented Tunisian migrants was “accidentally” struck (according to official sources), resulting in the deaths and disappearances of about fifty young Tunisians; the others were rescued by that same Tunisian vessel.

M36-887 · 2017

M36-886

October 16, 2017: In Ltaifa, 15 km from Bir Ali, Nasr Nasr, 30, welcomed us into his parents’ home to recount the circumstances of the tragedy he experienced at sea; He was the last survivor after spending an hour and a half in the sea, saved by his life jacket—one of the few who had one. On the night of October 8–9, 2017, a fishing boat carrying more than 90 undocumented Tunisian migrants was “accidentally” struck (according to official sources), resulting in the deaths and disappearances of about fifty young Tunisians; the others were rescued by that same Tunisian vessel.

M36-886 · 2017

M36-885

October 16, 2017: In Ltaifa, 15 km from Bir Ali, Nasr Nasr, 30, welcomed us into his parents’ home to recount the circumstances of the tragedy he experienced at sea; He was the last survivor after spending an hour and a half in the sea, saved by his life jacket—one of the few who had one. On the night of October 8–9, 2017, a fishing boat carrying more than 90 undocumented Tunisian migrants was “accidentally” struck (according to official sources), resulting in the deaths and disappearances of about fifty young Tunisians; the others were rescued by that same Tunisian vessel.

M36-885 · 2017

M36-882

October 16, 2017: In Ltaifa, 15 km from Bir Ali, Nasr Nasr, 30, welcomed us into his parents’ home to recount the circumstances of the tragedy he experienced at sea; He was the last survivor after spending an hour and a half in the sea, saved by his life jacket—one of the few who had one. On the night of October 8–9, 2017, a fishing boat carrying more than 90 undocumented Tunisian migrants was “accidentally” struck (according to official sources), resulting in the deaths and disappearances of about fifty young Tunisians; the others were rescued by that same Tunisian vessel.

M36-882 · 2017

M36-881

October 16, 2017: In Ltaifa, 15 km from Bir Ali, Nasr Nasr, 30, welcomed us into his parents’ home to recount the circumstances of the tragedy he experienced at sea; He was the last survivor after spending an hour and a half in the sea, saved by his life jacket—one of the few who had one. On the night of October 8–9, 2017, a fishing boat carrying more than 90 undocumented Tunisian migrants was “accidentally” struck (according to official sources), resulting in the deaths and disappearances of about fifty young Tunisians; the others were rescued by that same Tunisian vessel.

M36-881 · 2017

M36-880

October 16, 2017: In Ltaifa, 15 km from Bir Ali, Nasr Nasr, 30, welcomed us into his parents’ home to recount the circumstances of the tragedy he experienced at sea; He was the last survivor after spending an hour and a half in the sea, saved by his life jacket—one of the few who had one. On the night of October 8–9, 2017, a fishing boat carrying more than 90 undocumented Tunisian migrants was “accidentally” struck (according to official sources), resulting in the deaths and disappearances of about fifty young Tunisians; the others were rescued by that same Tunisian vessel.

M36-880 · 2017

M36-879

October 16, 2017: In Ltaifa, 15 km from Bir Ali, Nasr Nasr, 30, welcomed us into his parents’ home to recount the circumstances of the tragedy he experienced at sea; He was the last survivor after spending an hour and a half in the sea, saved by his life jacket—one of the few who had one. On the night of October 8–9, 2017, a fishing boat carrying more than 90 undocumented Tunisian migrants was “accidentally” struck (according to official sources), resulting in the deaths and disappearances of about fifty young Tunisians; the others were rescued by that same Tunisian vessel.

M36-879 · 2017

M36-884

October 16, 2017: In Ltaifa, 15 km from Bir Ali, Nasr Nasr, 30, welcomed us into his parents’ home to recount the circumstances of the tragedy he experienced at sea; He was the last survivor after spending an hour and a half in the sea, saved by his life jacket—one of the few who had one. On the night of October 8–9, 2017, a fishing boat carrying more than 90 undocumented Tunisian migrants was “accidentally” struck (according to official sources), resulting in the deaths and disappearances of about fifty young Tunisians; the others were rescued by that same Tunisian vessel.

M36-884 · 2017

M36-883

October 16, 2017: In Ltaifa, 15 km from Bir Ali, Nasr Nasr, 30, welcomed us into his parents’ home to recount the circumstances of the tragedy he experienced at sea; He was the last survivor after spending an hour and a half in the sea, saved by his life jacket—one of the few who had one. On the night of October 8–9, 2017, a fishing boat carrying more than 90 undocumented Tunisian migrants was “accidentally” struck (according to official sources), resulting in the deaths and disappearances of about fifty young Tunisians; the others were rescued by that same Tunisian vessel.

M36-883 · 2017

M36-876

October 16, 2017: In Ltaifa, 15 km from Bir Ali, Nasr Nasr, 30, welcomed us into his parents’ home to recount the circumstances of the tragedy he experienced at sea; He was the last survivor after spending an hour and a half in the sea, saved by his life jacket—one of the few who had one. On the night of October 8–9, 2017, a fishing boat carrying more than 90 undocumented Tunisian migrants was “accidentally” struck (according to official sources), resulting in the deaths and disappearances of about fifty young Tunisians; the others were rescued by that same Tunisian vessel.

M36-876 · 2017

M36-875

October 16, 2017: In Ltaifa, 15 km from Bir Ali, Nasr Nasr, 30, welcomed us into his parents’ home to recount the circumstances of the tragedy he experienced at sea; He was the last survivor after spending an hour and a half in the sea, saved by his life jacket—one of the few who had one. On the night of October 8–9, 2017, a fishing boat carrying more than 90 undocumented Tunisian migrants was “accidentally” struck (according to official sources), resulting in the deaths and disappearances of about fifty young Tunisians; the others were rescued by that same Tunisian vessel.

M36-875 · 2017

M36-878

16 octobre 2017 : Nasr avec son père et sa mère à Ltaifa, à 15 km de Bir Ali, Nasr Nasr, 30 ans, nous reçoit chez ses parents pour nous relater les circonstances du drame vécu en mer, il est le dernier rescapé après avoir passé 1h30 dans la mer, sauvé par son gilet de sauvetage, l'un des rares à en avoir un. Dans la nuit du 8 au 9 octobre 2017 un bateau de pêcheur avec plus de 90 migrants clandestins tunisiens à bord a été percuté "accidentellement" (selon source officielle) provocant la mort et disparition d'une cinquantaine de jeunes tunisiens les autres ayant été rescapé apr ce meme navire tunisien.

M36-878 · 2017

M36-877

16 octobre 2017 : Nasr avec son père et sa mère à Ltaifa, à 15 km de Bir Ali, Nasr Nasr, 30 ans, nous reçoit chez ses parents pour nous relater les circonstances du drame vécu en mer, il est le dernier rescapé après avoir passé 1h30 dans la mer, sauvé par son gilet de sauvetage, l'un des rares à en avoir un. Dans la nuit du 8 au 9 octobre 2017 un bateau de pêcheur avec plus de 90 migrants clandestins tunisiens à bord a été percuté "accidentellement" (selon source officielle) provocant la mort et disparition d'une cinquantaine de jeunes tunisiens les autres ayant été rescapé apr ce meme navire tunisien.

M36-877 · 2017

M36-874

October 16, 2017: In Ltaifa, 15 km from Bir Ali, Nasr Nasr, 30, welcomed us into his parents’ home to recount the circumstances of the tragedy he experienced at sea; He was the last survivor after spending an hour and a half in the sea, saved by his life jacket—one of the few who had one. On the night of October 8–9, 2017, a fishing boat carrying more than 90 undocumented Tunisian migrants was “accidentally” struck (according to official sources), resulting in the deaths and disappearances of about fifty young Tunisians; the others were rescued by that same Tunisian vessel.

M36-874 · 2017

M36-867

October 16, 2017: Omm Choucha is a small village with one main street, a mosque, a post office, and two grocery stores that are open in the morning. This village has seen its young people flee clandestinely to Italy—nearly 200 in the month of September 2017 alone. Today, it is counting the dead and survivors of the boat sunk by a Tunisian military vessel. On the night of October 8–9, 2017, a fishing boat carrying more than 90 undocumented Tunisian migrants was “accidentally” struck (according to an official source), resulting in the deaths and disappearances of about 50 young Tunisians; the others were rescued by that same Tunisian vessel.

M36-867 · 2017

M36-873

October 16, 2017: Omm Choucha is a small village with one main street, a mosque, a post office, and two grocery stores that are open in the morning. This village has seen its young people flee clandestinely to Italy—nearly 200 in the month of September 2017 alone. Today, it is counting the dead and survivors of the boat sunk by a Tunisian military vessel. On the night of October 8–9, 2017, a fishing boat carrying more than 90 undocumented Tunisian migrants was “accidentally” struck (according to an official source), resulting in the deaths and disappearances of about 50 young Tunisians; the others were rescued by that same Tunisian vessel.

M36-873 · 2017

M36-872

October 16, 2017: Omm Choucha is a small village with one main street, a mosque, a post office, and two grocery stores that are open in the morning. This village has seen its young people flee clandestinely to Italy—nearly 200 in the month of September 2017 alone. Today, it is counting the dead and survivors of the boat sunk by a Tunisian military vessel. On the night of October 8–9, 2017, a fishing boat carrying more than 90 undocumented Tunisian migrants was “accidentally” struck (according to an official source), resulting in the deaths and disappearances of about 50 young Tunisians; the others were rescued by that same Tunisian vessel.

M36-872 · 2017

M36-871

October 16, 2017: In the center of the village of Omm Choucha, young people have only one café open in the morning and evening where they can meet and relax. All of these young people have at least once attempted an illegal crossing to Italy and Europe in search of a better future. On the night of October 8–9, 2017, a fishing boat carrying more than 90 Tunisian illegal migrants was “accidentally” struck (according to official sources), resulting in the deaths and disappearances of about fifty young Tunisians; the others were rescued by that same Tunisian vessel.

M36-871 · 2017

M36-870

October 16, 2017: In the center of the village of Omm Choucha, young people have only one café open in the morning and evening where they can meet and relax. All of these young people have at least once attempted an illegal crossing to Italy and Europe in search of a better future. On the night of October 8–9, 2017, a fishing boat carrying more than 90 Tunisian illegal migrants was “accidentally” struck (according to official sources), resulting in the deaths and disappearances of about fifty young Tunisians; the others were rescued by that same Tunisian vessel.

M36-870 · 2017

M36-860

16 octobre 2017 : Chez Ahmed Hattay, jeune homme de 21 ans, mort lors de la collision de leur bateau avec un navire militaire tunisien lors de la traversée clandestine vers l'Italie. La famille et les voisins se réunissent quotidiennement pour partager le deuil, "ici nous sommes pauvres, nous n'avons pas de travail" nous répète le père Magtouf Hattay. Dans la nuit du 8 au 9 octobre 2017 un bateau de pêcheur avec plus de 90 migrants clandestins tunisiens à bord a été percuté "accidentellement" (selon source officielle) provocant la mort et disparition d'une cinquantaine de jeunes tunisiens les autres ayant été rescapé apr ce meme navire tunisien.

M36-860 · 2017

M36-859

16 octobre 2017 : Chez Ahmed Hattay, jeune homme de 21 ans, mort lors de la collision de leur bateau avec un navire militaire tunisien lors de la traversée clandestine vers l'Italie. La famille et les voisins se réunissent quotidiennement pour partager le deuil, "ici nous sommes pauvres, nous n'avons pas de travail" nous répète le père Magtouf Hattay. Dans la nuit du 8 au 9 octobre 2017 un bateau de pêcheur avec plus de 90 migrants clandestins tunisiens à bord a été percuté "accidentellement" (selon source officielle) provocant la mort et disparition d'une cinquantaine de jeunes tunisiens les autres ayant été rescapé apr ce meme navire tunisien.

M36-859 · 2017

M36-858

16 octobre 2017 : Chez Ahmed Hattay, jeune homme de 21 ans, mort lors de la collision de leur bateau avec un navire militaire tunisien lors de la traversée clandestine vers l'Italie. La famille et les voisins se réunissent quotidiennement pour partager le deuil, "ici nous sommes pauvres, nous n'avons pas de travail" nous répète le père Magtouf Hattay. Dans la nuit du 8 au 9 octobre 2017 un bateau de pêcheur avec plus de 90 migrants clandestins tunisiens à bord a été percuté "accidentellement" (selon source officielle) provocant la mort et disparition d'une cinquantaine de jeunes tunisiens les autres ayant été rescapé apr ce meme navire tunisien.

M36-858 · 2017

M36-857

16 octobre 2017 : Chez Ahmed Hattay, jeune homme de 21 ans, mort lors de la collision de leur bateau avec un navire militaire tunisien lors de la traversée clandestine vers l'Italie. La famille et les voisins se réunissent quotidiennement pour partager le deuil, "ici nous sommes pauvres, nous n'avons pas de travail" nous répète le père Magtouf Hattay. Dans la nuit du 8 au 9 octobre 2017 un bateau de pêcheur avec plus de 90 migrants clandestins tunisiens à bord a été percuté "accidentellement" (selon source officielle) provocant la mort et disparition d'une cinquantaine de jeunes tunisiens les autres ayant été rescapé apr ce meme navire tunisien.

M36-857 · 2017

M36-863

16 octobre 2017 : Chez Ahmed Hattay, jeune homme de 21 ans, mort lors de la collision de leur bateau avec un navire militaire tunisien lors de la traversée clandestine vers l'Italie. La famille et les voisins se réunissent quotidiennement pour partager le deuil, "ici nous sommes pauvres, nous n'avons pas de travail" nous répète le père Magtouf Hattay. Dans la nuit du 8 au 9 octobre 2017 un bateau de pêcheur avec plus de 90 migrants clandestins tunisiens à bord a été percuté "accidentellement" (selon source officielle) provocant la mort et disparition d'une cinquantaine de jeunes tunisiens les autres ayant été rescapé apr ce meme navire tunisien.

M36-863 · 2017

M36-862

16 octobre 2017 : Chez Ahmed Hattay, jeune homme de 21 ans, mort lors de la collision de leur bateau avec un navire militaire tunisien lors de la traversée clandestine vers l'Italie. La famille et les voisins se réunissent quotidiennement pour partager le deuil, "ici nous sommes pauvres, nous n'avons pas de travail" nous répète le père Magtouf Hattay. Dans la nuit du 8 au 9 octobre 2017 un bateau de pêcheur avec plus de 90 migrants clandestins tunisiens à bord a été percuté "accidentellement" (selon source officielle) provocant la mort et disparition d'une cinquantaine de jeunes tunisiens les autres ayant été rescapé apr ce meme navire tunisien.

M36-862 · 2017

M36-861

16 octobre 2017 : Chez Ahmed Hattay, jeune homme de 21 ans, mort lors de la collision de leur bateau avec un navire militaire tunisien lors de la traversée clandestine vers l'Italie. La famille et les voisins se réunissent quotidiennement pour partager le deuil, "ici nous sommes pauvres, nous n'avons pas de travail" nous répète le père Magtouf Hattay. Dans la nuit du 8 au 9 octobre 2017 un bateau de pêcheur avec plus de 90 migrants clandestins tunisiens à bord a été percuté "accidentellement" (selon source officielle) provocant la mort et disparition d'une cinquantaine de jeunes tunisiens les autres ayant été rescapé apr ce meme navire tunisien.

M36-861 · 2017

M36-866

October 16, 2017: The mother of young Ahmed, who died at sea, cannot shake her despair. Ahmed Hattay, a 21-year-old man, died when their boat collided with a Tunisian military vessel during an illegal crossing to Italy. Family and neighbors gather daily to mourn together. “We’re poor here; we don’t have any work,” his father, Magtouf Hattay, tells us repeatedly. On the night of October 8–9, 2017, a fishing boat carrying more than 90 Tunisian undocumented migrants was “accidentally” struck (according to official sources), resulting in the deaths and disappearances of about 50 young Tunisians; the others were rescued by that same Tunisian vessel.

M36-866 · 2017

M36-865

October 16, 2017: The mother of young Ahmed, who died at sea, cannot shake her despair. Ahmed Hattay, a 21-year-old man, died when their boat collided with a Tunisian military vessel during an illegal crossing to Italy. Family and neighbors gather daily to mourn together. “We’re poor here; we don’t have any work,” his father, Magtouf Hattay, tells us repeatedly. On the night of October 8–9, 2017, a fishing boat carrying more than 90 Tunisian undocumented migrants was “accidentally” struck (according to official sources), resulting in the deaths and disappearances of about 50 young Tunisians; the others were rescued by that same Tunisian vessel.

M36-865 · 2017

M36-864

October 16, 2017: The mother of young Ahmed, who died at sea, cannot shake her despair. Ahmed Hattay, a 21-year-old man, died when their boat collided with a Tunisian military vessel during an illegal crossing to Italy. Family and neighbors gather daily to mourn together. “We’re poor here; we don’t have any work,” his father, Magtouf Hattay, tells us repeatedly. On the night of October 8–9, 2017, a fishing boat carrying more than 90 Tunisian undocumented migrants was “accidentally” struck (according to official sources), resulting in the deaths and disappearances of about 50 young Tunisians; the others were rescued by that same Tunisian vessel.

M36-864 · 2017

M36-868

16 octobre 2017 : Chez Ahmed Hattay, jeune homme de 21 ans, mort lors de la collision de leur bateau avec un navire militaire tunisien lors de la traversée clandestine vers l'Italie. La famille et les voisins se réunissent quotidiennement pour partager le deuil, "ici nous sommes pauvres, nous n'avons pas de travail" nous répète le père Magtouf Hattay. Dans la nuit du 8 au 9 octobre 2017 un bateau de pêcheur avec plus de 90 migrants clandestins tunisiens à bord a été percuté "accidentellement" (selon source officielle) provocant la mort et disparition d'une cinquantaine de jeunes tunisiens les autres ayant été rescapé apr ce meme navire tunisien.

M36-868 · 2017

M36-856

16 octobre 2017 : Chez Ahmed Hattay, jeune homme de 21 ans, mort lors de la collision de leur bateau avec un navire militaire tunisien lors de la traversée clandestine vers l'Italie. La famille et les voisins se réunissent quotidiennement pour partager le deuil, "ici nous sommes pauvres, nous n'avons pas de travail" nous répète le père Magtouf Hattay. Dans la nuit du 8 au 9 octobre 2017 un bateau de pêcheur avec plus de 90 migrants clandestins tunisiens à bord a été percuté "accidentellement" (selon source officielle) provocant la mort et disparition d'une cinquantaine de jeunes tunisiens les autres ayant été rescapé apr ce meme navire tunisien.

M36-856 · 2017

M36-855

16 octobre 2017 : Chez Ahmed Hattay, jeune homme de 21 ans, mort lors de la collision de leur bateau avec un navire militaire tunisien lors de la traversée clandestine vers l'Italie. La famille et les voisins se réunissent quotidiennement pour partager le deuil, "ici nous sommes pauvres, nous n'avons pas de travail" nous répète le père Magtouf Hattay. Dans la nuit du 8 au 9 octobre 2017 un bateau de pêcheur avec plus de 90 migrants clandestins tunisiens à bord a été percuté "accidentellement" (selon source officielle) provocant la mort et disparition d'une cinquantaine de jeunes tunisiens les autres ayant été rescapé apr ce meme navire tunisien.

M36-855 · 2017

M36-854

16 octobre 2017 : Chez Ahmed Hattay, jeune homme de 21 ans, mort lors de la collision de leur bateau avec un navire militaire tunisien lors de la traversée clandestine vers l'Italie. La famille et les voisins se réunissent quotidiennement pour partager le deuil, "ici nous sommes pauvres, nous n'avons pas de travail" nous répète le père Magtouf Hattay. Dans la nuit du 8 au 9 octobre 2017 un bateau de pêcheur avec plus de 90 migrants clandestins tunisiens à bord a été percuté "accidentellement" (selon source officielle) provocant la mort et disparition d'une cinquantaine de jeunes tunisiens les autres ayant été rescapé apr ce meme navire tunisien.

M36-854 · 2017

M36-853

16 octobre 2017 : Chez Ahmed Hattay, jeune homme de 21 ans, mort lors de la collision de leur bateau avec un navire militaire tunisien lors de la traversée clandestine vers l'Italie. La famille et les voisins se réunissent quotidiennement pour partager le deuil, "ici nous sommes pauvres, nous n'avons pas de travail" nous répète le père Magtouf Hattay. Dans la nuit du 8 au 9 octobre 2017 un bateau de pêcheur avec plus de 90 migrants clandestins tunisiens à bord a été percuté "accidentellement" (selon source officielle) provocant la mort et disparition d'une cinquantaine de jeunes tunisiens les autres ayant été rescapé apr ce meme navire tunisien.

M36-853 · 2017

M36-852

16 octobre 2017 : Chez Ahmed Hattay, jeune homme de 21 ans, mort lors de la collision de leur bateau avec un navire militaire tunisien lors de la traversée clandestine vers l'Italie. La famille et les voisins se réunissent quotidiennement pour partager le deuil, "ici nous sommes pauvres, nous n'avons pas de travail" nous répète le père Magtouf Hattay. Dans la nuit du 8 au 9 octobre 2017 un bateau de pêcheur avec plus de 90 migrants clandestins tunisiens à bord a été percuté "accidentellement" (selon source officielle) provocant la mort et disparition d'une cinquantaine de jeunes tunisiens les autres ayant été rescapé apr ce meme navire tunisien.

M36-852 · 2017

M36-851

16 octobre 2017 : Chez Ahmed Hattay, jeune homme de 21 ans, mort lors de la collision de leur bateau avec un navire militaire tunisien lors de la traversée clandestine vers l'Italie. La famille et les voisins se réunissent quotidiennement pour partager le deuil, "ici nous sommes pauvres, nous n'avons pas de travail" nous répète le père Magtouf Hattay. Dans la nuit du 8 au 9 octobre 2017 un bateau de pêcheur avec plus de 90 migrants clandestins tunisiens à bord a été percuté "accidentellement" (selon source officielle) provocant la mort et disparition d'une cinquantaine de jeunes tunisiens les autres ayant été rescapé apr ce meme navire tunisien.

M36-851 · 2017

M36-850

16 octobre 2017 : Chez Ahmed Hattay, jeune homme de 21 ans, mort lors de la collision de leur bateau avec un navire militaire tunisien lors de la traversée clandestine vers l'Italie. La famille et les voisins se réunissent quotidiennement pour partager le deuil, "ici nous sommes pauvres, nous n'avons pas de travail" nous répète le père Magtouf Hattay. Dans la nuit du 8 au 9 octobre 2017 un bateau de pêcheur avec plus de 90 migrants clandestins tunisiens à bord a été percuté "accidentellement" (selon source officielle) provocant la mort et disparition d'une cinquantaine de jeunes tunisiens les autres ayant été rescapé apr ce meme navire tunisien.

M36-850 · 2017

M36-869

October 16, 2017: Omm Choucha is a small village with a main street, a mosque, a police station, and two or three grocery stores open in the morning. This town has seen its young people flee clandestinely to Italy—nearly 200 in the month of September 2017 alone. Today, the village is counting the dead and survivors from the boat sunk by a Tunisian military vessel. On the night of October 8–9, 2017, a fishing boat carrying more than 90 illegal Tunisian migrants was “accidentally” struck (according to official sources), resulting in the deaths and disappearances of about 50 young Tunisians, while the others were rescued by that same Tunisian vessel.

M36-869 · 2017

M36-890

October 16, 2017: the downtown area of Bir Ali, the region’s largest city, located 50 km from Sfax, from which—in September alone—more than 500 young undocumented migrants set out for Italy. On the night of October 8–9, 2017, a fishing boat carrying more than 90 Tunisian undocumented migrants was “accidentally” struck (according to official sources), resulting in the deaths and disappearances of about 50 young Tunisians; the others were rescued by that same Tunisian vessel.

M36-890 · 2017

M36-889

October 16, 2017: the downtown area of Bir Ali, the region’s largest city, located 50 km from Sfax, from which—in September alone—more than 500 young undocumented migrants set out for Italy. On the night of October 8–9, 2017, a fishing boat carrying more than 90 Tunisian undocumented migrants was “accidentally” struck (according to official sources), resulting in the deaths and disappearances of about 50 young Tunisians; the others were rescued by that same Tunisian vessel.

M36-889 · 2017