The coast guard of the Royal Navy of Morocco saved 329 illegal migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, the agency MAP reports citing a military source.
According to the source, the Coast Guard detachments saved a total of 329 illegal migrants trying to get to Europe by boat on October 10-13 in the Mediterranean Sea. It is noted that among the rescued migrants 49 women, as well as many children.
The source emphasized that most of the boat migrants came from sub-Saharan Africa. He added that the rescued migrants received the necessary medical care and were delivered to the Moroccan ports of Tangier, Al Hoceima, Al Nazur and Ksar es-Seghir.
Since the beginning of the year, almost 8 thousand migrants have reached Spain through the Mediterranean Sea, 137 have died. The total number of migrants who crossed the Mediterranean Sea on their way to Europe from January 1 to May 1 was 16 806 people, 410 died, according to the International Organization for Migration.