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4 migrants drown, 34 rescued in Mediterranean

Xinhua, December 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

Four Subsaharan African migrants drowned and 34 were rescued after their boat sank in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, local authorities said.

The group of migrants was on an inflatable boat off Morocco's northern city of Hoceima, local authorities said in a statement, adding that an investigation is ongoing.

The statement did not confirm whether the boat was heading to Spain or to one of the Spanish enclaves, Ceuta and Melilla, on the Moroccan coast.

Illegal immigrants arriving in Spain via Morocco has dropped by 90 percent since 2002, according to Moroccan authorities.

Over the past few years, the country has adopted a strict policy against illegal migrants to Europe via Morocco. Endit