Over 50 missing after boat from Libya sinks: Tunisian army
A rubber boat is seen after having capsized with more than 100 migrants on board, during a search and rescue (SAR) operation in the Mediterranean Sea, off the Libyan Coast, April 22. Courtesy of Flavio Gasperini, SOS Mediterranee
More than 50 people were missing Tuesday when their boat sank after leaving Libya heading to Europe, Tunisia's defense ministry said, with some 30 others rescued.
Defense ministry spokesman Mohamed Zikri said the survivors of the shipwreck were picked up after clinging to an oil platform off the southern coast of Tunisia.
Libya is a key gateway for Europe-bound migrants, who usually board makeshift vessels for the dangerous crossing. (AFP)