How Morocco is pressuring the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla

The sudden arrival of 50,000 people in Ceuta raises questions about Rabat's role in this migration crisis, as Morocco continues to challenge Spain's sovereignty over the two cities.

The sudden arrival of 50,000 people in Ceuta raises questions about Rabat's role in this migration crisis, as Morocco continues to challenge Spain's sovereignty over the two cities.

According to witnesses interviewed by AFP, thousands of people who flocked to the border town of Fnideq were not stopped by blockades

One man survived for three days on water alone and could not afford the high food prices on the Spanish side

Tens of thousands of migrants who crossed into Spain’s tiny Ceuta territory returned voluntarily to Morocco on Friday, a day after the influx triggered chaos in the North African city and reignited the immigration debate in Europe and beyond. At least 57 migrants died on the journey.

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About 48,000 of the up to 60,000 people who came into Ceuta from Morocco returned within a day. Still, the sudden influx created a crisis for Spain’s pro-immigration government. Nearly three dozen died.

The Spanish government says the vast majority of the more than 50,000 migrants who crossed into Ceuta had returned to Morocco.

MANY of the 60,000 migrants who stormed Ceuta will head for Britain once they are in mainland Europe, Reform UK said. Madrid will have to move tens of thousands from the tiny Spanish enclave, which borders Morocco, as it is now swamped. Officials will take them across the Strait of Gibraltar. At which point many...

The official death toll in Spain's tiny North African territory of Ceuta has risen to 57, after tens of thousands of migrants overran border controls and swam and climbed in from neighbouring Morocco.

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Estimates put arrivals at up to 60,000 in 24 hours, roughly 70% of Ceuta's population. Pedro Sanchez, visiting on Friday, called it a violation of Spain's territorial integrity.

About 49,000 migrants have crossed into Spain's North African territory of Ceuta from Morocco in the last 24 hours via land and sea, officials estimate.

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

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