Ceuta migrant crisis latest update: Death toll rises to 57 as thousands return to Morocco

The Spanish Interior Ministry said 37,500 had already returned to Morocco, with hundreds more going back by the hour.

At least 34 people have died attempting to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta from Morocco, according to Spanish authorities. Officials are pushing for a national emergency to be declared as around 60,000 migrants crossed into the territory via land and sea over the past 24 hours. Over 37,500 have since gone back. It i

Spain's interior ministry claimed that half of the migrants had already gone back to Morocco, sharing footage of people walking back through a fence door at the border.

The president of Ceuta, Juan Jesús Vivas, estimated that 60,000 migrants had entered the enclave from Morocco and said that at least 34 people had died.

The border crisis boiled over Thursday and continued on Friday with security forces clashing with migrants on the Moroccan side of the border.

Thousands make dramatic sea crossing into Ceuta from Morocco Areeb Ullah on Fri, 07/31/2026 - 12:16 Spain says around 60,000 people entered the North African enclave by land and sea, including thousands of children People from Morocco arrive at the Spanish border in Ceuta on 31 July 2026,

At least 34 people have died in Spain's border crisis with Morocco, Ceuta President Juan Jesús Vivas says.

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

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

At least 18 migrants have died while attempting to reach the city of Ceuta, where Spain deployed military forces after thousands of people crossed the border with Morocco and streamed into the small Spanish enclave. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is expected to join Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska on a

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The sudden massive influx has sparked a crisis for Spain's government and prompted France to announce tighter checks on its border with Spain.

Around 49,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into Spain's Ceuta enclave over the past 24 hours by land and sea, according to Spain's interior ministry.

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

The human tide crossing the border transformed the Spanish exclave city in a matter of hours, turning it into a scene of confusion that authorities struggled to control

Several fires are being reported in a Moroccan port town neighbouring a Spanish territory as riots broke out

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Video captures thousands of migrants stampeding through Ceuta as Spain's government denies the enclave president's request for a national emergency.

The Spanish enclave Ceuta has witnessed an unprecedent arrival of illegal migrants from Morocco, requesting Madrid to declare a state of emergency.

Local officials are demanding an emergency response in Ceuta.

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