Ceuta latest: Trump lashes out over migrant ‘catastrophe’ as 60,000 cross into Spanish enclave

Spain sent troops to deal with the crisis as Morocco deployed water cannon trucks at the crossing-gates

Spanish officials said nearly 50,000 migrants rushed the Spanish territory over the past 24 hours

France and the UK have offered assistance, while other countries, including Italy and Denmark called on Spain's barring from the Schengen area.

Without shelter, thousands of migrants, including unaccompanied children, have been sleeping in parks and on pavements.

Around 40,000 migrants cross from Morocco into Spain's Ceuta, police say  euractiv.com

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

Open this photo in gallery:Members of Moroccan security forces gather at the site of clashes near Fnideq, on the Morocco-Spain border, on Friday.ABDEL MAJID BZIOUAT/AFP/Getty ImagesSpain and Morocco reinforced the border fence of a Spanish enclave on Friday and appeared to have halted mass crossings, after around 49,00

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.

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

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