At least 34 migrants were killed in a shipwreck in the western Mediterranean the U.N. migration agency said on Tuesday (Oct 2), citing the Moroccan navy and a Spanish aid agency.

Moreover, 26 people allegedly survived the incident. 

Joel Millman, spokesman of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), said: "The boat was adrift since Sunday with 60 people aboard. At least 34 have drowned, it looks like there were 26 survivors."

The information came from the Moroccan navy and a Spanish non-governmental organisation Caminando Fronteras, he said.

Seeking anonymity, a Moroccan official said 11 bodies had been recovered, adding that the dead were all migrants, not Moroccan nationals.

BDST: 1930 HRS, OCT 2, 2018
AP