At least 16 migrants dead, dozens missing after multiple shipwrecks off North African

Ships carrying migrants from Tunisia and other parts of Africa sank in separate incidents off the coasts of Tunisia and Western Sahara.
The Tunisian coast guard recovered 11 bodies and rescued 2 people, with 44 still missing after a shipwreck near Sfax.
Five bodies were recovered and 189 people rescued when a boat carrying Senegalese migrants capsized near Western Sahara.
Hundreds of sub-Saharan migrants remain stranded along the North African coast attempting dangerous sea crossings to Europe.
The central Mediterranean route is the deadliest for migrants, with over 1,000 recorded deaths so far this year.