Moroccan navy rescues 38 migrants off Atlantic coast
The Moroccan navy rescued 38 sub-Saharan migrants off the Atlantic coast, according to a statement by the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces.
The statement said that the navy unit intercepted a boat heading to the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the coast of northwestern Africa, during an operation 170km southwest of Dakhla.
The migrants, including one woman and a child, were handed over to the Moroccan Royal Gendarmerie for standard administrative procedures after receiving necessary care, it added.
Morocco is regarded as a transit hub by some West African migrants seeking to reach Europe.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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