{"id":435480,"date":"2011-06-03T13:47:42","date_gmt":"2011-06-03T13:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/03\/at-least-150-drowned-in-migrant-boat-capsizing\/"},"modified":"2011-06-03T13:47:42","modified_gmt":"2011-06-03T13:47:42","slug":"at-least-150-drowned-in-migrant-boat-capsizing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/03\/at-least-150-drowned-in-migrant-boat-capsizing\/","title":{"rendered":"At Least 150 Drowned in Migrant Boat Capsizing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"21.0892262125\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.english.rfi.fr\/africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/rfi-logo-en.jpg\" alt=\"Radio France Internationale (Paris)\" title=\"Visit Radio France Internationale (Paris)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3 June 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>About 150 migrants heading to Italy drowned when their ship capsized off the Tunisian coast, the International Organisation for Migration said in Geneva on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Tunisian Red Crescent confirmed on Thursday that there were still bodies in the water and the recovery operation was ongoing,&#8221; said the agency in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It also said that 150 people, mostly sub-Saharan Africans, had died and their bodies taken to Sfax Hospital.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The vessel was packed with refugees, many fleeing the conflict in neighbouring Libya. 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