At least 43 people die as tens of thousands cross to Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco
Pedro Sánchez decries ‘violation of territorial integrity’ as other EU countries criticise Madrid over incident
At least 43 people have died trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after as many as 50,000 migrants entered the tiny territory from Morocco in a matter of hours, triggering a political crisis for the Madrid government and unleashing a barrage of criticism from other EU countries.
The large influx of people arriving in Ceuta by swimming across from neighbouring Morocco or scaling the border fence has caught the city of 85,000 off guard and resulted in what one local police association called a “serious humanitarian crisis”.
Source: Theguardian.com
Original source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/31/ceuta-spain-morocco-border-deaths
