The inflatable boat they were aboard capsized off the coast of Tunisia after leaving for Europe, killing four people and leaving two more missing, according to Tunisian authorities on Tuesday.
More and more young individuals, and even entire families, are attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea in Tunisia amid a protracted economic and social crises in the hope of finding better life on the other side.
According to Tunisian authorities, the boat that sank on Monday in bad weather off Cape Angela, approximately 60 kilometres (36 miles) from the capital, Tunis, was thought to be carrying 16 people and headed towards Italy.
As of Tuesday, the coast guard reported having saved 10 people and found four bodies, while divers from Tunisia's navy and civil protection service searched the region for the two missing.
The murders of 18 migrants from Zarzis in southern Tunisia last month shocked the community. In September, a boat carrying eight migrants sank off the coast of Chebba, one of the primary entry places for individuals seeking refuge who want to travel to Italy.
Regularly, vessels attempting to undertake the perilous sea trip are intercepted by the Tunisian coast guard. According to the International Organization for Migration, at least 1,300 migrants—many of whom departed from Tunisia—have perished or gone missing this year while travelling over the central Mediterranean route.
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