Source: Xinhua
Editor: yan
Moroccan navy on Thursday night rescued 330 migrants in the Mediterranean trying to reach Spain.
The migrants, mostly sub-Saharan nationals, were trying to cross the Strait of Gibraltar aboard small boats, said Friday the Moroccan official news agency MAP quoting a military source.
Thursday night was marked by several illegal immigration attempts in several zones of Morocco’s Mediterranean coasts, it added.
The migrants, including women, minors and children, were brought safe to the ports of Nador and Ksar Sghir, in the Mediterranean.
They all have received the necessary health care by the Moroccan navy units, it added.
Morocco has become a hub for African migrants who seek to reach Europe for a better life.
Thousands of migrants try to flee poverty and unrest in Africa each year via Morocco to Europe, either by land into the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla or by sea often in flimsy vessels.
According to the Moroccan Ministry of Interior, 88,761 migrants were prevented from leaving Morocco in 2018.
