Morocco prevents another 93 migrants from crossing to the Canary Islands

Security services in Tarfaya stopped three migrant boats carrying 93 migrants attempting to reach the Canary Islands from beaches in Tarfaya provinces, a coastal town south of Morocco.

A boat carrying 38 Moroccan migrants, including two women, was intercepted on Tuesday night on Amgriou beach, Tarfaya province.

Another 17 Sub-Saharan migrants were stopped in Naila beach, and 38 Sub-Saharans including 9 women and 4 children, on Tarfaya beach, according to a MAP statement.

In recent weeks, rescue missions have intensified, as more migrants take on the dangerous Atlantic route towards the Canary Islands.

The UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) said at least 250 migrants died on the long and treacherous Canary Islands route in the first six months of 2021, with arrivals increasing by 156 percent compared with the same period last year.