At least 17 people seeking to cross the Mediterranean Sea have died off the coast of Tunisia and possibly hundreds more rescued.
The migrants drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia during a sea voyage from Libya to Italy. Coast guard vessels rescued more than 160 others, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said in a tweet Thursday. The International humanitarian organization more commonly known as the Red Cross added that it provided food and medical aid to the survivors.