Chaotic scenes as thousands rush across border into Spanish enclave

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.

The North African enclave's leader said resources were being overwhelmed after so many people entered by sea from Morocco.

Thousands of Migrants Pour Across Border Into a Tiny Spanish Territory  WSJ

Spain’s interior ministry said it would guarantee the safety of citizens and the integrity of the nation’s border, but that the government could not declare a national emergency over migration concerns.

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

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Estimates suggest up to 2,000 have entered the Spanish territory in recent days in an attempt to reach Europe.

Thousands of migrants streamed into the tiny Spanish territory of Ceuta from Morocco on Thursday, prompting local officials to call on Spain to declare a national emergency and send the army to restore the frontier.

The head of Ceuta's regional government called for the army to be deployed

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.

Thousands of migrants climb barbed wire fences and force their way into Spanish territory as they storm EU border  lbc.co.uk

Spanish authorities in Ceuta call for army help after thousands cross border without authorization, mainly from Morocco

Spanish enclave overwhelmed by migrants arriving by sea  euractiv.com