At Least 34 Dead as Tens of Thousands Cross Into Ceuta

Estimates put arrivals at up to 60,000 in 24 hours, roughly 70% of Ceuta's population. Pedro Sanchez, visiting on Friday, called it a violation of Spain's territorial integrity.

The EU yesterday scrambled to contain one of the largest migrant crises faced by the block in recent years, after tens of thousands of people poured into Spain’s exclave in north Africa in just days.About 60,000 migrants have crossed into the territory from Morocco, Ceuta Mayor-President Juan Jesus Vivas told reporters

Madrid has sent troops and police, including divers, drones and boats, to boost security in the enclave in North Africa

Some drowned and others caught up in crush, official says, and thousands sleep on streets or in parks At least 18 people have died trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after about 49,000 migrants breached the border with Morocco and poured into the tiny territory. Spain sent ​military and police reinforcements

The arrivals in Ceuta, a six-mile-long peninsula on Morocco’s northern coast that Spain has governed for centuries, have fueled political tensions.

Authorities in Ceuta asked the government in Madrid to declare a national emergency and requested army intervention, as thousands crossed into the tiny Spanish territory on Thursday.

MADRID, July 30 - Thousands of migrants were crossing into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta on foot after jumping over the border fence separating the city from Morocco, Spanish state news agency EFE reported on Thursday.