Tunisia’s coast guard says at least 10 people drowned and up to 30 others remain missing after their boat sank off the coast of Tunisia Tuesday while they attempted to reach Europe to apply for asylum. The deaths came as the United Nations reported 441 migrants were lost at sea attempting to cross the Central Mediterranean so far this year — the deadliest first quarter on record since 2017. António Vitorino, who leads the International Organization for Migration, said, “With more than 20,000 deaths recorded on this route since 2014, I fear that these deaths have been normalized. States must respond. Delays and gaps in State-led search and rescue are costing human lives.”