When two boats capsized off the coast of Tunisia, at least 39 people died. The Tunisian Ministry of Defense said that 165 more people could be saved. According to officials, nine women and four children were among those who died. The rescue operation is still going on.

The migrants were reportedly in the direction of Tuesday night Italy broken. The boats were eventually discovered off the coast of the city of Sfax by the Tunisian Coast Guard. According to a spokesperson for the officials, the ships were dispersed and apparently overloaded on a large scale.

Another boat crash off the Canary Islands

Spanish authorities meanwhile reported a boat accident off the coast of the Canary Islands. Coast Guard found in front of Spanish Archipelago the Atlantic Dozens of people picked up in a raft and discovered a body, the news agency AFP wrote. People aboard said four other people died during the crossing.

According to a spokesperson for the rescue services, a total of 47 migrants were brought to the port of Arguinugin on the island of Gran Canaria. Two people had to undergo treatment for minor injuries.

Last weekend, the Coast Guard rescued 107 people from the Canary Islands from the crisis. The number of refugees crossing the Atlantic coast across the Atlantic has risen extensively recently.