The bodies of 7 irregular immigrants, including a baby, were found off the coast of Tunisia

Tunisian National Guard General Directorate made a written statement regarding irregular migration initiatives.

In the statement, “The bodies of 7 immigrants, including 1 baby, whose boat capsized off the coast of Sfakes city, were found. “During irregular migration operations carried out by security forces, 24 migration attempts were prevented and 862 immigrants, 824 of whom were from Sub-Saharan countries, were detained.” statements were included.

In the statement, it was stated that 24 human smugglers were caught and 14 marine engines were seized during the operations.

In its statement on November 10, the Tunisian Economic and Social Rights Forum announced that the migration attempts of 75 thousand 923 irregular immigrants were prevented from the beginning of the year to October 31.

Approximately 10 thousand irregular immigrants were caught in Tunisia in a month.

In the statement made by the General Administration of the Tunisian National Guard on October 16, it was stated that 9 thousand 850 immigrants were caught in 668 irregular migration attempts that were prevented in the operations carried out by the security forces against irregular migration at the borders and coasts of the country between September 15 and October 15.

Every year, thousands of African irregular immigrants come to Tunisia, which borders Libya and Algeria, to reach Europe via the Mediterranean in the hope of a better life.

Lampedusa Island, Italy’s closest landmass to North Africa, located on the irregular migration route in the Central Mediterranean, is approximately 130 kilometers away from the Tunisian coast.

Sfax, Tunisia, stands out among the places where irregular migrants frequently come in their efforts to reach Lampedusa.

An “emergency” was declared on the island, where irregular immigrants frequently attempt to cross to Europe, as more than 6 thousand immigrants arrived in 36 hours.