Fifty seven die migrating from southern Morocco towards Canary Islands

Fifty seven died migrating from southern Morocco towards the Canary Islands.

This was disclosed by the Refugees In Libya, a group that speaks in favour of people seeking asylum.

The statement by Refugees In Libya reads: “57 people died who were onboard a  boat that had set off from southern Morocco towards the Canary Islands. The boat sank near El Aaiún in the Sahara.This is according to information gathered by Caminando Fronteras from relatives of the only 2 survivors.

“Among those killed in the shipwreck were 14 women, a girl and 2 babies , according to activist Helena Maleno, founder of the Spanish NGO , on her social media account X.

“Maleno explained that the 2 women were found adrift by fishermen on the remains of the inflatable boat in which they had set off for Lanzarote from Tan-Tan (Morocco). According to the accounts of the survivors’ families, both women were taken by the Moroccan authorities to the hospital in El Aaiún.

“Caminando Fronteras had received an alert on Sunday about the departure of the Zodiac towards the Canary Islands. But until now it had not heard anything about it.”

Only last week, Refugees In Libya said: “1,103 people were rescued by the Maritime Rescue Service from 20 inflatable boats and small boats heading to Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, the two islands closest to the south of Morocco and Western Sahara, according to a count by the Red Cross .

“In both cases, the most frequent departure points cited by their occupants were Tan-Tan and El Aaiún.”