Nearly 150 migrants were rescued off Morocco

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The Moroccan navy on Sunday night rescued 147 African and Asian migrants at sea as they boarded non-merchant boats off the coast of Morocco, the MAP news agency quoted a military source as saying.

The rescued passengers, originating from sub-Saharan Africa and unidentified “ten countries” in Asia, received first aid “before being taken to the nearest ports and then handed over to members of the gendarmerie for administrative procedures, the source added, without elaborating. where did this maritime rescue take place.

Departures from the Moroccan coast to Europe, mainly to the Canary Islands, have recently multiplied by sea routes to the Atlantic or the Mediterranean, despite tightening controls.

The Moroccan Coast Guard thus provided assistance to nearly 330 migrants in the Atlantic and Mediterranean between November 12th and 15th, according to a military source.

At least four migrants trying to reach Europe, including two young women, went missing at sea and their bodies were found near Rabat on November 12, according to local authorities.

The MAP news agency reported Sunday that 117 migrants had been arrested by security services in Laiyun, western Sahara, and Tarfaya, further north.

A total of 32,713 migrants arrived by sea in Spain between January and October, 24.2% more than in the same period in 2020, according to the Spanish Interior Ministry.

According to estimates by the International Organization for Migration in late September, 2021 was the deadliest year on the migration route to Spain, with at least 1,025 dead.

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