Bad weather interrupted rescue operations around 100 kilometres (62 miles) northwest of Lampedusa, the navy said, adding that the body of one migrant had been pulled from the water, while 22 were missing.
The
Twenty-five African
Tunisia is just a few hundred kilometres from mainland Europe, and has long been a launchpad for illegal migration to the continent.
The number of
...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...from Tunisia has been on the rise.
The past year has seen a surge in boats trying to cross the Mediterranean, according to European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
border control agency Frontex.