UN officials say 34 migrants have drowned in the western Mediterranean following a shipwreck on Tuesday.
The U.N. migration agency says 26 others however survived the shipwreck. Moroccan navy and a Spanish aid agency confirmed the report.
The spokesman of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Joel Millman has confirmed the news.
He was quoted by Reuters as saying that “The boat was adrift since Sunday with 60 people aboard. At least 34 have drowned, it looks like there were 26 survivors.”
Thousands of migrants continue to travel across the Mediterranean hoping to reach Europe for greener pastures.
Many die in the process, raising concerns about their decisions and the lack of opportunities in their home countries.
In July the UN said for the fifth straight year, at least 1,500 migrants have perished in the Mediterranean.
The route between Libya and Italy is considered the deadliest, claiming the lives of one in 19. The death rate on the western Mediterranean route to Spain according to UN officials is about one in 70 migrants.
Many north African countries have become the major route for such dangerous journeys. Some of them are also abused during these journeys by individuals who trade them for money.
Source: Africafeeds.com
