Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Lorenzo Tondo and Marta Bellingreri in Sfax, Tunisia

Tunisian cemeteries fill up as hundreds of dead refugees wash up on coast

Tombs of refugees buried in 2022, with bricks instead of gravestones, in a cemetery near Sfax.
Tombs of refugees buried in 2022, with bricks instead of gravestones, in a cemetery near Sfax. Photograph: Alessio Mamo/The Guardian

Authorities in Tunisia are considering building new cemeteries, as the country runs out of space to bury the dozens of refugees washing up every day on its shores.

The first three months of 2023 were the deadliest for people attempting to cross the central Mediterranean since 2017, according to the UN, with an increasing number of boats carrying asylum seekers wrecked at sea.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.