41 people killed after boat capsized between Tunisia and Italy

Four survivors were brough to the Sicilian island of Lampedusa
Migrants are carried by a MSF rescue team boat after being rescued in the Mediterranean Sea, Monday, August 7. Picture: Stefan Pejovic/MSF Via AP

Migrants are carried by a MSF rescue team boat after being rescued in the Mediterranean Sea, Monday, August 7. Picture: Stefan Pejovic/MSF Via AP

Forty-one people are believed dead after a migrant boat capsized off Tunisia, according to reports.

Italian state RAI television reported the deaths, citing four survivors who were rescued and brought to land on Wednesday.

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