Most of the 60,000 migrants who crossed into territory of Ceuta have left voluntarily, Spain says

Many young Moroccans who crossed into Ceuta told The Associated Press that they had hoped to find better work opportunities in Spain but were returning given the mayhem in Ceuta.

Tens of thousands of migrants who crossed into Spain’s tiny Ceuta territory have returned voluntarily 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...

Spanish soldiers have joined the police and Civil Guard officers at the Spanish exclave in North Africa, and authorities say 48,300 people out of an estimated 50,000 have already returned home voluntarily

Spain said on Friday that it had reversed a huge rush of migrants into a Spanish enclave in North Africa, with most of the more than 50,000 people who had crossed the border by land and sea already heading back voluntarily.

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.

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 60,000 migrants have crossed from Morocco into Spain’s tiny Ceuta territory in the past 24 hours, Ceuta’s president said Friday, a figure that is equivalent to 70 per cent of the population of the self-governing city in North Africa.

Thousands of migrants hoping to get to Europe swam or crossed from Morocco to Spain's Ceuta territory, with over a dozen dying in the process. Spanish officials are sending more law enforcement to the area as they attempt to control the flow of migrants and "restore normality."

Dozens of people have died after mass migrant crossings from Morocco into the Spanish port territory of Ceuta reached a boiling point overnight. The eyes of the European Union have been fixated on the seven-square-mile city of Ceuta this week as thousands of migrants have poured into the city from Morocco and neighbori

Thousands make dramatic sea crossing into Ceuta from Morocco Areeb Ullah on Fri, 07/31/2026 - 12:16 Spain says around 60,000 people entered the North African enclave by land and sea, including thousands of children People from Morocco arrive at the Spanish border in Ceuta on 31 July 2026,

At least 34 migrants have died in the process

Officials estimate that more than 49,000 people crossed between Morocco and Ceuta in a 24-hour period.

At least 34 migrants have died in the process, according to Ceuta’s president.

Some 60,000 migrants have entered Spain’s Ceuta from Morocco in the past 24 hours, Ceuta’s president says

60,000 Cross Into Spanish Territory Of Ceuta And At Least 34 Die After Border Breach  HuffPost

Madrid said it would seek to expel as quickly as possible those who entered the enclave and reinforce the border fence in to halt further mass crossings.

More than a dozen have died as thousands of migrants entered a small Spanish territory in Northern Africa. Here’s what to know.

Tragedy strikes as 18 migrants die attempting to enter Spain’s Ceuta from Morocco. Thousands stormed the border, leading to drownings and stampedes.

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.

At least 18 migrants died trying to reach the Spanish territory of Ceuta after thousands of people breached the frontier with Morocco and poured into the tiny Spanish territory.

At least eighteen migrants have died trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, where Spain deployed its military after thousands of people breached the border with Morocco and poured into the tiny Spanish territory.

Thousands of Moroccans swam into Spain’s Ceuta, prompting military reinforcements. Spanish TV estimated 2,000–3,000 arrivals.

Border guards in the tiny Spanish exclave of Ceuta on the Moroccan coast were overwhelmed as crowds of young men pushed through gates and swam around the border barrier, hoping to gain entry into Europe.

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

Video captures thousands of migrants stampeding through Ceuta as Spain's government denies the enclave president's request for a national emergency.

There have been calls to declare a national emergency. 17:07, Thu, Jul 30, 2026 Updated: 17:09, Thu, Jul 30, 2026 Ceuta (Image: PA)Thousands of migrants have stormed into Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta as police are "overwhelmed" by the crowd of arrivals.MORE UPDATES TO FOLLOW... Get the latest news from around

Footage shows crowds of people, mainly Moroccans, walking around the breakwaters at Tarajal beach in Ceuta and running on the beach and roads

Thousands cross from Morocco into the tiny Spanish territory of Ceuta  CNN

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

Authorities in Ceuta have asked the government in Madrid to declare a national emergency and requested army intervention, as thousands of migrants are crossing into the tiny Spanish territory

Ceuta asks Madrid to declare a national emergency as thousands cross into the Spanish territory  AP News

Ceuta asks Madrid to declare a national emergency as thousands cross into the Spanish territory  Toronto Star

Spanish enclave overwhelmed by migrants arriving by sea  euractiv.com

While good weather usually brings a surge in migrant crossings by sea in the summer, Ceuta authorities said the current number of swimmers is unusual.