8 people are killed as a ship sinks off the coast of Tunisia.

Tunis, August 11 : 8 migrants died and two are still missing after a boat that was carrying 30 migrants capsized in the Kerkennah Islands near the southeast coast of Tunisia according to the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported.

As of now, 20 people have been rescued, and a search continues to find the missing as per the report.The country is located in the middle of the Mediterranean, Tunisia is one of the most sought-after destinations for illegal migrants towards Europe, Xinhua news agency reported.

While Tunisian authorities have taken a number of rigorous measures to address the issue However, the amount of illegal immigrants trying to cross the border from Tunisia to Italy has increased.int/khz/ .