Protests erupt in Tunisian town as search continues for 37 missing migrants

A group thought to be migrants from Tunisia wait to be assisted by a team of the Spanish NGO Open Arms, (File: Santi Palacios/AP)

Tunis, Tunisia – A boat said to be carrying some 37 irregular migrants and asylum seekers has gone missing off the coast of Sfax in Tunisia.

Relatives described receiving final phone calls at around 2:30pm on January 11, as the boat was setting out to sea. By around 10pm the same night, all contact with the boat and its passengers had been lost.