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July 15, 2019

Tunisia Recovers 82 Missing Bodies from Migrant Shipwreck
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The Tunisian Red Crescent says the bodies of all 82 missing people who
were on board a migrant ship that sank off its coast earlier this month
have been recovered. The boat was heading to Europe from Libya. Tunisian
fishermen initially rescued four of the boat's passengers, but one later
died in hospital. According to the International Organization for
Migration, at least 426 people have drowned attempting to cross the
Mediterranean so far this year, while thousands have been returned to
migrant jails in Libya.


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