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A hundred migrants rescued off the coast of Morocco

2020-06-18T18:17:43.543Z


The Royal Moroccan Navy " rescued, on the night of Wednesday to Thursday in the Mediterranean, 93 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who were on board makeshift boats ," reported the Moroccan news agency (MAP). Read also: "The Turkish army settles in Libya: towards a new blackmail for Erdogan migrants?" These migrants, including fifteen women and several minors, were " transported unharmed to the ...


The Royal Moroccan Navy " rescued, on the night of Wednesday to Thursday in the Mediterranean, 93 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who were on board makeshift boats ," reported the Moroccan news agency (MAP).

Read also: "The Turkish army settles in Libya: towards a new blackmail for Erdogan migrants?"

These migrants, including fifteen women and several minors, were " transported unharmed to the port of Nador " in north-eastern Morocco, " after receiving the necessary care aboard Navy units ," added MAP, which cites a military source.

Located at the northwestern tip of Africa, the kingdom is a country of transit for many migrants, mostly people from sub-Saharan Africa. In 2019, around 74,000 attempts to " irregular immigration " to the Spanish neighbor were aborted, according to Moroccan authorities.

Read also: Morocco will experience its worst recession in more than two decades

Source: lefigaro

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