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6,000 immigrants waiting to make the illegal and dangerous crossing into Spain
By h.b. - Jul 12, 2008 - 4:16 PM
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Guardia Civil sources and several Non-Governmental Organisations have estimated that there are as many as 6,000 people from the Sub-Sahara area who are waiting; 2,000 in Mauritania and 4,000 in Morocco, to find an illegal crossing on a boat to Spain.
The travellers journey starts in countries such as Senegal, Cameroon, Nigeria or Mali, and the longer Mauritanian route is favoured by some as there is no repatriation agreement in place with Spain.
All the experts consider that the current wave of arrivals is therefore set to continue. Medicos del Mundo has noted an increase in Sub Saharan births in Morocco, to parents waiting to make the crossing, while other organisations note that many travel from south to north Africa, in lorries, or even by foot, hopeful that one day they will reach Spain and Europe.
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That after 15 people, including nine children, lost their lives off the Almería coastline on Wednesday, and a group of women and children reached the Granada coast in Motril earlier in the week.
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