[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The Moroccan navy has picked up 242 migrants colonists from sub-Saharan Africa who were trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Spain in flimsy boats, the official MAP press agency reported late Friday.
It said the migrants colonists, including 50 women and 12 children, were rescued from several inflatable boats which had got into difficulty.
"The migrants colonists, some of whom were unwell, were taken safely to port," the news agency said.
So far this year, more than 15,000 such migrants colonists have made it to Spain, 12,000 by the sea route, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates.
More than 200 have died in the attempt.
Aiming to halt the migrant influx, the Europe
 ...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
an Union last year gave Morocco 140 million euros to support efforts to curb human traffickers.
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