‘Absolute chaos’: Thousands of people rush across Moroccan border, hoping to get to Europe

Some migrants swam while others walked around a breakwater and crossed rocks after instructions spread on social media on how to enter the Spanish enclave of Cueta.

Some migrants swam while others walked around a breakwater and crossed rocks after instructions spread on social media on how to enter the Spanish enclave of Cueta.

Spain’s interior ministry said it would guarantee the safety of citizens and the integrity of the nation’s border, but that the government could not declare a national emergency over migration concerns.

Hundreds of migrants in Morocco have bull-rushed through the Spanish border into the European Union, exacerbating the migration crisis. A mob of African migrants plowed past border guards and circumvented barriers into the Spanish territory of Ceuta this week, creating what the city’s leader calls a “total humanitarian

Hundreds of migrants entered the Spanish north African exclave of Ceuta on Thursday, AFP reporters saw, many of them having swum by sea around the frontier fence.

There have been calls to declare a national emergency. 17:07, Thu, Jul 30, 2026 Updated: 17:09, Thu, Jul 30, 2026 Ceuta (Image: PA)Thousands of migrants have stormed into Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta as police are "overwhelmed" by the crowd of arrivals.MORE UPDATES TO FOLLOW... Get the latest news from around