On April 11, the Royal Armed Forces of Morocco issued a statement saying that the country's Navy rescued 4 migrants from a boat off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, 54 km south of Dakhla port.
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| Migrants from Africa use unsecured boats, despite the dangers of crossing the sea, hoping to find promised lands in Europe. (Source Morocco News) |
Morocco World News The naval unit responsible for coastal surveillance intercepted the boat, which was heading to Spain's Canary Islands, off the northwest coast of Africa, the statement said.
This boat came from the coast of the West African country of Mauritania. The above rescued migrants came from the sub-Saharan region of Africa and Asia, and were handed over to Morocco's Royal Gendarmerie for processing after receiving medical care.
Nearly 2 months earlier, Moroccan authorities announced that they had discovered 8 migrant bodies and rescued 9 other migrants, after the boat carrying them sank off the northern coast of the country.
Morocco has become one of the main transit points for African migrants, as they make the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean or Atlantic Ocean in search of a better life in Europe.
According to official statistics, in 2023, the North African country's military forces arrested about 87.000 illegal migrants, most of whom originated from the southern Sahara region of Africa.
