Morocco's Royal Navy Assists 42 Would-Be Migrants

© AP Photo / Mosa'ab ElshamyMoroccan navy attempts to intercept a boy swimming to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, at the border between Morocco and Spain, on Wednesday, May 19, 2021.
Moroccan navy attempts to intercept a boy swimming to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, at the border between Morocco and Spain, on Wednesday, May 19, 2021.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 05.12.2023
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The incident is part of the ongoing crisis of illegal migration from sub-Saharan Africa to Europe, which has grown dramatically over the past decade. Many migrants risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea or the Atlantic Ocean in overcrowded and unsafe boats, hoping to reach European shores and seek a better life.
A Moroccan Royal Navy patrol boat intercepted, on Monday southwest of Dakhla, 41 km from the coast, a pirogue carrying 42 sub-Saharan would-be migrants.
The pirogue set sail from Mauritanian coasts on December 2, 2023 heading to the Canary Islands, the General Staff of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces said in a press release.
Migrants are surrounded by French National Police wait to be evacuated to reception centers during a sheltering operation by the local prefecture in Loon-Plage, northern France on November 30, 2023. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 01.12.2023
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The rescued people received the necessary care on board before being transported to the port of Dakhla and handed over to the Royal Gendarmerie for the usual administrative procedures, the same source pointed out.
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