A boat carrying carrying around 70 refugees and migrants has capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tunisia, killing at least 50 people, according to the United Nations migration agency.
At least 16 other people have been rescued. An official with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Tunisia said the smuggling boat was coming from Libya when it sent a distress signal in international waters off the Tunisian coastal city of Sfax.
The official said between 60 and 70 people drowned. State news agency TAP said 70 people drowned as the boat sank and that fishing boats rescued 16 people.
The IOM official said the migrants were now being questioned and cared for by Tunisian authorities.
She said the migrants included people from Bangladesh and Morocco, among other nationalities.
The IOM said it was the deadliest migrant boat sinking since an incident in January when 117 were reported missing and presumed dead.
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