Boat capsizes in rough seas
2008-10-09 13:25
Rabat - Morocco's official news agency says a boat carrying around 50 migrants has capsized in rough seas and the coast guard is searching for survivors. At least one body has been found.
It was not immediately clear how many might have safely swam to shore and how many are missing.
The MAP news agency said on Thursday that rescuers found a man's body off the coast near the port city of Kenitra, where the boat was thought to have departed from. One man who made it to shore says he was from Sale, a working class town next to Rabat.
Authorities say the boat appeared to have illegally left Morocco on Tuesday night shortly before it capsized. Migrants often leave from Morocco to try to reach the Spanish coast or the Canary Islands.
- AP