<span style="color: #222222;">The Moroccan navy has picked up 242 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, who were trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Spain.<br />''<br />''The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) estimated, so far this year, more than 15,000 such migrants have made it to Spain. Around 12,000 migrated by the sea route.<br />''<br />''Aiming to halt the migrant influx, the European Union last year gave Morocco 140 million euros to support efforts to curb human traffickers. </span><br />