Photo: AP/GiuseppeTunisian authorities say Sfax, a port city about 130 km from Lampedusa, is a popular gateway for migrants seeking safety and a better life in Europe.
Forty-one migrants died in a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa, survivors told local media, the BBC reports.
A group of four people who survived the disaster told rescuers they were on a boat that left Sfax, Tunisia and sank on its way to Italy. The four survivors, originally from Ivory Coast and Guinea, reached Lampedusa on Wednesday.
More than 1.800 people have lost their lives so far this year crossing from North Africa to Europe.
The survivors - three men and a woman - told rescuers that they were in a boat with 45 people, including three children. They said the boat, about seven meters long, left Sfax on Thursday last week but sank within hours after being hit by a large wave. It is believed that only 15 people were wearing life jackets.
They added that they were rescued by a cargo ship and then transferred to an Italian coast guard vessel. The Italian coast guard reported two shipwrecks in the area on Sunday, but it was not clear if this vessel was one of them.
Tunisian authorities say Sfax, a port city about 130 km from Lampedusa, is a popular gateway for migrants seeking safety and a better life in Europe. In recent days, Italian patrol boats and charity groups have rescued another 2.000 people who have arrived on Lampedusa.
Tunisia has experienced a wave of racism against black Africans in recent months, and the number of attempts to leave the country by boat has increased. The United Nations has registered more than 2014 deaths and disappearances in the central Mediterranean since 17.000, making it the most dangerous migrant crossing in the world.
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