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At least 75 missing, one dead, in migrant boat sinking off Tunisia

People cling to the side of a an upturning boat off the waters of Tunisia, 25 May 2022. Some 110 were rescued by the the Open Arms during rescue organisation. © Valeria Ferrario/AP

Dozens of people are feared dead after a boat carrying more than 100 people sank on Wednesday off the coast of Tunisia. The International Organisation for Migration (OIM) says there is an increase in the number of people crossing the Mediterranean to get to Europe.

The OIM said one body had been recovered, 30 people were rescued and 75 were unaccounted for as the Tunisian navy conducted a search and rescue operation for people who had been on a boat that left Libya, headed for Europe, and sank in the waters off the coast of Sfax, Tunisia.

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