Image Credits: Arab News

Tunis, Oct 12 (AFP/APP): Nine more bodies have been recovered after a migrant boat sank off Tunisia, raising the death toll to at least 11 with several still missing, the National Guard said Monday.

National Guard Spokesman Houcem Eddine Jebabli told AFP they were found in the water overnight, after the boat headed for Europe went down on Sunday off Sfax city.

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