“Migrants in the fatal accident in Morocco”
“at Least 16 migrants have been killed in a road accident in Morocco. A further 17 migrants were injured when the vehicle they were traveling in drove off the road and down into a ditch, reports the state news agency MAP.”
“But the data on the number of fatalities goes apart. According to the Moroccan organization for human rights traveled about 50 migrants in the vehicle, of which at least 19 people were killed. The organization also stated that the vehicle has been used on a number of occasions by the refugee smugglers.”
“the Driver took the place.”
“the Accident occurred on a minor road in the vicinity of the Spanish territory of Melilla.”
“Melilla is one of two Spanish territories in northern Morocco, which constitute the only land borders to the african mainland.”
“more than 1 600 migrants from african countries has passed the land frontier with Spain since the end of the year, according to the International organization for migration IOM. According to moroccan authorities intercepted approximately 89 000 trying to reach Spain in the last year, 29 000 of them took to the sea.”
