Rabat-Sana
The Moroccan authorities recovered the bodies of 13 Moroccan immigrants, including a woman, after the boat carrying them sank off Mir El-Left in the south of the country.
And the French Press Agency quoted the authorities as saying: The Coast Guard managed to rescue 24 other immigrants, including a minor, noting that the number of immigrants who died is expected to rise because there are still eight others missing.
The boat was carrying 45 people and was heading to the Spanish islands of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands archipelago, while sources indicated that the boat capsized less than ten minutes after its launch due to a collision with rocks.
Morocco, located in the northwestern tip of Africa, is a transit country for many migrants, especially from sub-Saharan Africa, seeking to reach Europe via its Atlantic or Mediterranean coasts.
According to a report by the Spanish NGO Caminando Fronteras, at least 11,200 migrants have died or gone missing since 2018 while trying to cross into Spain, an average of six people per day.
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