5 migrants die off Moroccan coast on way to Spain
Rabat- Five migrants died overnight after their boat capsized off Nador coast of northern Morocco on their way to Spain, Moroccan interior ministry said Tuesday in a statement .
Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/5-migrants-die-...
Seven other migrants in the boat, including four women, were transported to a hospital, the statement added.
Last weak, five Moroccan security members were wounded when they tried to stop a group of over 200 sub-Saharan migrants from entering the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Nador by climbing a six-meter-tall fence.
Melilla is one of the two Spanish enclaves on the northwestern Moroccan coast.
Ten of thousand of sub-Saharans flee every year to Morocco, seeking access to Europe either through Melilla or in small boats crossing the strait of Gibraltar.
Last weak, five Moroccan security members were wounded when they tried to stop a group of over 200 sub-Saharan migrants from entering the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Nador by climbing a six-meter-tall fence.
Melilla is one of the two Spanish enclaves on the northwestern Moroccan coast.
Ten of thousand of sub-Saharans flee every year to Morocco, seeking access to Europe either through Melilla or in small boats crossing the strait of Gibraltar.
Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/5-migrants-die-...