18 migrants found dead, 203 rescued off Moroccan coasts


  • World
  • Tuesday, 10 May 2022

RABAT, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Eighteen migrants were found dead and 203 others rescued by the Moroccan navy off the kingdom's coasts, state-run MAP news agency reported on Monday.

Citing a military source, MAP reported the migrants were rescued in the week of May 2 in operations in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, most of whom are sub-Saharans, including women.

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