At least four migrants were found dead off Spain on Monday, and others on board a makeshift boat missing, rescuers said. The bodies were recovered in the waters of the Strait of Gibraltar between Morocco and southern Spain. The association Helena Maleno, in contact with migrants wanting to reach Spain, had raised alarm on social media about looking for a migrant boat in the Strait of Gibraltar. Between the start of the year and March 25, some 120 migrants have lost their lives trying to reach Spain by sea, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). During that same period, nearly 500 migrants have died in dangerous crossings of the Mediterranean.

Source: Hindustan Times April 02, 2018 05:26 UTC