Death toll from Ceuta migrant rush rises

The death toll from a mass rush of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta reached at least 72 Sunday, as five more bodies were found along the North African coast, officials said. The number of ‌fatalities was considerably higher than what was announced by Moroccan authorities Sunday. More than 50,000

More than 50,000 people crossed into ‌Ceuta by ‌land and sea, driven to migrate by economic hardship and encouraged by social media rumors.

Death toll from migrant rush into Ceuta rises to 72  thenationalnews.com

The death toll from Thursday’s mass rush into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco reached at least 72 on Sunday as five more bodies were found along Ceuta’s coast, officials said. More than 50,000 people crossed ‌into Ceuta by land and sea in an unprecedented surge that began on Thursday at one of the E

The Spanish government representative in Ceuta, Miguel Angel Perez, told reporters that, in addition to the fatalities, more than 1,000 people had been treated by health services since Thursday.

Death toll from migrant rush into Ceuta rises to 72  Reuters

CEUTA, Spain, Aug 2 - The death toll from Thursday's mass rush into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco reached at least 72 on Sunday as five more bodies were found along Ceuta's coast, officials said.