Ceuta migrant chaos: Hundreds set up camp on beach as Spain ‘blames Morocco for border surge’

Spanish intelligence services reportedly believe Morocco allowed mass crossing, which saw 83 people die, to happen

Morocco is blaming a massive surge of migrants​ into Ceuta on various factors, including "malicious exploitation of digital platforms" and the spread of misleading information.

Morocco has blamed online misinformation and human trafficking networks for last week's deadly mass migrant crossings into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.

Morocco’s government said factors such as misinformation and human trafficking lured tens of thousands of migrants into illegally crossing into the Spanish-governed northern African enclave of Ceuta last week.

Five more bodies have been found along Ceuta's coastline as enclave recovers from unprecedented border influx.

Our Madrid bureau chief, Jason Horowitz, visits the coastal town of Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa where there has been an unprecedented influx of migrants crossing the border from Morocco.

About 60,000 people crossed in 24 hours, leaving at least 57 dead

Spain announced it will deploy military units to reinforce police in the North African enclave of Ceuta after a surge of migrants crossed from Morocco by sea and breached border barriers on July 30. Video showed migrants arriving on flotation devices and pushing past overwhelmed police officers. Authorities said additi