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The Moroccan navy said it rescued 141 African migrants, including three women and two children, on Sunday on a boat in imminent danger after sailing from Mauritania en route to Spain’s Canary Islands.
The navy added that the migrants left the coast of Mauritania on the tenth of February.
Spanish Interior Ministry data revealed that the number of migrants sailing in rickety boats from West Africa to reach Spain’s Atlantic Canary Islands has increased sevenfold so far this year compared to the same period in 2023.
Spanish officials said Mauritania had recently become a major departure point for migrants heading to Europe.
Official data showed that the Moroccan navy rescued 16,818 people at sea in 2023, up 35% compared to the previous year.
بناءا على معلومات للمركز الوطني لتنسيق الإنقاذ البحري، قامت دورية تابعة للبحرية الملكية، اليوم الاحد، بتحويل مسارها لتقديم المساعدة لقارب كان يواجه صعوبات على بعد 274 كلم جنوب – غرب الداخلة، حيث جرى إنقاذ 141 مرشحا للهجرة غير النظامية ينحدرون من دول إفريقيا جنوب الصحراء. pic.twitter.com/lZ8Ooy3YVw
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