# Tunisian hospital receives 19 bodies after migrant boat sinks

https://mins.news/en/item/30507

- Reuters, 2026-08-24 12:01 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/tunisian-hospital-receives-19-bodies-after-migrant-boat-sinks-2026-08-24/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8c32980602a6000171c3d0

> A hospital in Tunisia’s southern city of Ben Guerdane has received at least 19 migrant bodies recovered from the sea over the past two days, after a boat sank at the weekend, according to the head of a migrant rights group.

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