Tunis: The Tunisian Coast Guard units in Zarzis rescued 34 people of different nationalities and recovered two human bodies, according to a statement released on Friday by the General Directorate of the National Guard.
The survivors said “about 70 people set off from the coast of a neighbouring country, before their boat sank.”
The security forces coordinated with the competent authorities to take the necessary measures regarding these irregular migrants and the search for the missing, the same source added.
