Overview
- The boat left Salakta near Mahdia and capsized shortly after departure, according to the UN migration agency.
- A nearby fishing vessel raised the alarm, enabling Tunisian coastguards to save about 30 people.
- IOM reported the dead include nine women, 19 men, and 12 children under the age of five.
- Survivors include nationals of Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea, Tunisian officials said.
- Authorities opened an investigation, and IOM records nearly 1,000 deaths or disappearances on the Central Mediterranean route this year.