Sfax is a major port city in Tunisia, located 270 km southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD 849 on the ruins of Taparura, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate, and a Mediterranean port. Sfax has a population of 341,999. From Wikipedia
Two separate tragedies in the Mediterranean and English Channel result in multiple fatalities, with search efforts ongoing for 40 missing near Lampedusa.
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