Four migrants have perished in the attempt to reach Melilla, one of two tiny Spanish autonomous cities on Morocco's Mediterranean coast, via a sewer tunnel. Four Moroccan nationals have died trying to cross into the Spanish enclave Melilla in Morocco via a sewer tunnel. At the forefront of the migration crisisMorocco is a key transit route for migrants from sub-Saharan Africa attempting to reach the EU, in particular Spain. According to Moroccan law enforcement officials, they stopped around 74,000 irregular attempts to enter Spain last year. Also, in August, a man died trying to scale the Melilla border fence.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 06, 2020 13:07 UTC