Another migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean: Death toll reaches 14 off the coast of Tunisia

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The death toll from the capsizing of a migrant boat off the coast of Tunisia last week has risen to 14.

Sea-news.az reports citing Reuters, that Tunisian authorities have recovered the bodies of the final migrants who were previously listed as missing.

According to the Tunisian Human Rights Observatory, the boat predominantly carried young people, including seven members of a single family, as well as a man and his pregnant wife.

Earlier, the coast guard reported the recovery of the bodies of 11 Tunisian migrants, with one person having been rescued.

The Tunisian National Guard stated that the search-and-rescue operation has concluded, and the remains of the victims have been handed over to their families.