After several boat accidents, 49 bodies were recovered off the coast of Tunisia.
A total of four boats sank near the town of Sfax in the south of the country in the past five days, a spokesman for the local security forces of the German press agency said on Monday.
The people came from countries south of the Sahara and were on their way to Europe.
Since the weather conditions are currently stable, a particularly large number of people are currently trying to cross to Italy.
After a boat accident off the coast of Tunisia, 43 migrants were killed on Saturday.
84 people from Sudan, Eritrea and Bangladesh were brought ashore.
A week and a half ago, the Tunisian Navy rescued 267 migrants from distress at sea.
Time and again, people from Tunisia and Libya dare to make the dangerous crossing to Europe in the hope of work and a better life.
Dozens of people regularly die on this Mediterranean route.
According to the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES), around 3,000 migrants from Tunisia have come to the Italian coast since the beginning of the year.
According to the non-governmental organization, there were more than 1,100 in June alone.