At least 41 migrants feared dead after boat capsizes near Tunisia

Italy's interior ministry says 93,000 migrants have arrived in the country so far this year, more than twice the number during the same period in 2022. AP - Francisco Seco

Forty-one people are believed to have died after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia, Italian state RAI television reported on Wednesday, citing four survivors.

According to RAI and ANSA news agency, the four were first rescued by the Maltese-flagged bulk carrier Rimona in the Straits of Sicily.