By sea, by land: Desperate refugees still transit Morocco to get to Europe

A month after an earthquake killed nearly 3,000 people, the stream of refugees transiting Morocco to Europe continues. More than 25,000 refugees and migrants have left Morocco this year so far – fewer than those leaving Tunisia and Libya but still significant. “All the routes carry extraordinary risks, but the Atlantic is the worst.”A joint committee between Spain, Morocco and the European Union has expressed its regret over every single death. Direction: By land into Melilla and CeutaPassage by sea to Europe can be treacherous and access by land can be just as bad. Desperate to get to “Europe”, they stormed the fences from the Moroccan side and were beaten back by Spanish and Moroccan police.