In a tragic incident, a boat carrying 80 migrants attempting to reach Spain capsized near Morocco. Over 40 Pakistanis who were in the boat were reportedly among the dead, PTI reported quoting Pakistani authorities.

Pakistanis, lost their lives when boat carrying illegal migrants from Mauritania to Spain met with tragic accident.

A tragic incident involving migrants attempting to reach Spain from West Africa may have claimed the lives of up to 50 people, including 44

MADRID, - As many as 50 migrants attempting to reach Spain by boat from West Africa may have drowned, migrant rights group Walking Borders said on Thursday.

A boat carrying migrants capsized near Morocco, with over 40 Pakistani nationals reportedly dead. Rescue efforts saved 36 people. The Pakistan embassy in Morocco is coordinating efforts to aid survivors and investigate the tragic incident,

Pakistan said that the boat, carrying 80 passengers including some Pakistanis, had set off from Mauritania on their way to the Canary Islands.

Dubai: Around 50 Pakistani nationals have tragically lost their lives in a migrant boat tragedy while attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean illegally en route to Europe, according to an NGO and the victims’ families.

A boat carrying 80 passengers capsized near Morocco on Thursday, killing around 50, over half of the deceased were Pakistani. According to Reuters, the people were trying to make the crossing from West Africa to Spain's Canary Islands.