Ceuta: Most migrants have returned to Morocco, 57 died crossing the border

Spanish officials said more than 48,000 migrants had returned, after around 50,000 people crossed the border between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta by sea. Meanwhile, France and Italy bolstered border controls on Saturday, with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announcing the suspension of Schengen free m

At least 57 people have died during a massive surge of migrants attempting to enter the Spanish exclave of Ceuta from Morocco. An estimated 50,000 people attempted the crossing this week, although Spanish authorities said most returned to Morocco by Friday evening. The sudden arrival of tens of thousands of migrants pr

Spain's government said that an estimated 48,300 migrants were back in Morocco on Friday evening. Italy has temporarily suspended its Schengen free-travel pact with Spain. DW has more.

Analysts have said Moroccan security forces "have been sitting on their hands" as tens of thousands of people crossed the border into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta on Thursday and Friday. Was the move intentional by Moroccan authorities?

Some 25,000 of the roughly 60,000 people who crossed illegally into Ceuta since the early hours of Friday have already been returned to Morocco.

Second day of Spain - Morocco border clashes amid mass migrant influx.

Spain has deployed its military to Ceuta after thousands of migrants rushed the border with Morocco, leading to more than a dozen deaths, according to the Spanish News Agency EFE. CBS News' Aidan Stretch reports.

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

Thousands of migrants entered Ceuta by sea and through a breached fence, prompting emergency calls as local businesses shut amid fears of unrest.