Morocco Migrant Boat Wreck On Dec 19 Left 70 Missing: Mali

Sumaira FH Published December 27, 2024 | 12:10 PM

Bamako, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th Dec, 2024) The sinking of a vessel carrying migrants in Moroccan waters on December 19 left 70 people missing, including 25 from Mali, that country's government said on Thursday.

Around 80 migrants were on board the vessel heading for Spain and 11 survivors were rescued, with "25 young Malians unfortunately identified among the victims", the government said in a statement.

Nine of those rescued were Malians, it said in the statement, which cited embassies in the region, officials, victims' families and survivors.

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Thousands of migrants have attempted perilous sea crossings from African shores trying to reach Europe, often in flimsy makeshift vessels.

More than 10,400 migrants have died trying to reach Spain since 2024, including a record number heading for the Canary Islands, the Spanish migration NGO Caminando Fronteras said in a report on Thursday.

That was an average of about 30 a day, making it the deadliest year in the organisation's records.

Morocco Migrant Boat Wreck On Dec 19 Left 70 Missing: Mali

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