🔴 Spain says almost 50,000 migrants crossed Morocco-Ceuta border over past 24 hours

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday planned to head to the country's north African exclave after tens of thousands of undocumented migrants crossed the border overnight. Read moreSpain deploys military as hundreds cross into Ceuta from Morocco Spain sent troops to the Ceuta enclave to reinforce the Civil Guard and help maintain security after waves of people crossed from Morocco around the frontier fence to enter Spanish territory, many swimming around the border. Spain's ​Interior ​Ministry said on Friday that ​according ‌to ⁠its ‌estimates some ⁠49,000 migrants had crossed ​into ‌the exclave over the past 24 ​hours At least 18 people have died trying to reach the city, a ministry spokesperson said. 'It's chaotic' Rachid Sbihi, who leads a local workers association representing