At least 72 dead amid mass migrant rush to storm Spanish enclave of Ceuta sparking border crisis

At least 72 migrants are dead as Spain searches for more victims and a deadly border crossing sparks renewed political tensions across Europe.

Online rumours rife that White House has tacitly encouraged allies in Rabat to open the floodgates into Spain

There are new images surfacing of tens of thousands of migrants rushing into Ceuta, a Spanish enclave, sparking reaction around the world. So far, dozens of people have died in the chaos. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez has the latest.

The Spanish government says the vast majority of the more than 50,000 migrants who crossed into Ceuta had returned to Morocco.

The border has now been reinforced and tens of thousands of people have since reportedly returned to Morocco voluntarily.

Madrid has accused Morocco of not doing enough to halt the rush, eroding ties with Rabat.

Migrant describes crossing into Spanish enclave  CNN

Tragedy strikes as 18 migrants die attempting to enter Spain’s Ceuta from Morocco. Thousands stormed the border, leading to drownings and stampedes.

At the gates into Ceuta, Moroccan authorities deployed water cannon trucks and pushed people back

Madrid is sending troops to bolster security in its North African enclave of Ceuta after thousands of migrants swam from Morocco into the territory on Thursday.

Spain, Morocco halt deadly rush on Spanish enclave after 49,000 cross in a day  Reuters

CEUTA, Spain/ FNIDEQ, Morocco, July 31 - Spain and Morocco reinforced the border fence of a Spanish enclave on Friday and appeared to have halted mass crossings, after around 49,000 people arrived by sea and land in a single day, with at least 19 dead bodies found in the water.

Thousands of people breached the border with Morocco to pour into the Spanish territory on the north African coast.

At least eighteen migrants have died trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, where Spain deployed its military after thousands of people breached the border with Morocco and poured into the tiny Spanish territory.

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

Police overwhelmed as thousands of migrants have rushed across the border from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.

Police overwhelmed as thousands of migrants have rushed across the border from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.

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

Thousands of migrants have entered the Spanish territory of Ceuta from Morocco, prompting local officials to seek help from Spain's national government

What to know about the Spanish enclave of Ceuta as migrant arrivals from Morocco spike  AP News

Thousands crossed into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco, prompting local authorities to request a national emergency and military support.

Officials in the tiny Spanish coastal territory of Ceuta have asked for a national emergency to be declared after thousands of migrants arrived from Morocco.