The Moroccan navy has rescued 242 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Spain in dinghies, Deutsche Welle reports.
The migrants from sub-Sarahan Africa were traveling in several inflatable dinghies when they experienced difficulties in the Strait of Gibraltar, which separates the continent from Europe, Morocco's official news agency (MAP) reported late on Friday..
The navy provided the migrants with medical care onboard and took them back to Morocco, MAP added.
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