France and Italy boost border controls after migrant influx to Spanish enclave

France and Italy are boosting border controls after some 60,000 people crossed into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, sparking one of the largest migrant crises for the European Union in years.

About 60,000 people crossed in 24 hours, leaving at least 67 dead

France and Italy have bolstered border controls after around 60,000 people crossed into the Spanish territory of Ceuta in North Africa, sparking one of the largest migrant crises for the European Union in recent years.

France and Italy bolstered border controls on Saturday after about 60,000 people crossed into Spain’s enclave in North Africa, sparking one of the largest migrant crises for the European Union in recent years. The migrants entered Ceuta from Morocco, the enclave’s regional president Juan Jesus Vivas told reporters, but

Italy ordered the reintroduction of border checks at its ports and airports with Spain on Friday, and France announced it would increase fivefold the officers deployed at its land border from Saturday, after tens of thousands of people entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta irregularly from Morocco.

Spanish officials said nearly 50,000 migrants rushed the Spanish territory over the past 24 hours

France and the UK have offered assistance, while other countries, including Italy and Denmark called on Spain's barring from the Schengen area.

Some 60,000 migrants have entered Spanish territory of Ceuta from Morocco during border crisis, Ceuta president says

France moved to reinforce checks along its border with Spain after a surge of migrant arrivals in Ceuta, fueling fresh political pressure on Europe’s passport-free travel zone.

Migrants force their way into buildings, hurl rocks at police and surge towards supermarkets - after 49,000 flooded through border of Spanish enclave  lbc.co.uk

France will tighten its borders with Spain, the country's interior minister said on Friday, after thousands of migrants crossed from Morocco into Spain's north African Ceuta 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.