Spain deploys military to Ceuta after deadly migrant surge

Spain has deployed its military to Ceuta after thousands of migrants overwhelmed police barricades.

The arrivals in Ceuta, a six-mile-long peninsula on Morocco’s northern coast that Spain has governed for centuries, have fueled political tensions.

The announcement comes after local authorities in Ceuta had asked the central government in Madrid for reinforcements to manage a border crisis that had been building up.

Spain will deploy military forces to secure its border with Morocco in Ceuta after thousands of migrants entered the small Spanish enclave. The move follows a request from local authorities for reinforcements as a mounting border crisis culminated on Thursday, when large groups breached the border fence. Hundreds of mi

Hundreds of migrants have entered Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco over the past week,the territory's leader has said.

MADRID, July 30 - Thousands of migrants were crossing into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta on foot after jumping over the border fence separating the city from Morocco, Spanish state news agency EFE reported on Thursday.

Leader of Spain's Ceuta warns of emergency as 1,500 migrants arrive in one week  Reuters

Spain's Civil Guard, maritime Rescue Services and the Red Cross said they rescued migrants from the water. The interior minister acknowledged the country was facing an "extraordinary, exceptional situation."

Over 1,000 illegal migrants have swam into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta over the past days after the nation's Supreme Court prohibited pushbacks at sea.