Spain struggles to identify 80 migrants killed after mass Ceuta crossing

Only a handful of the 80 migrants found dead after the mass crossing into Ceuta have been identified, leaving families searching for answers.

Although most of about 80,000 people who swarmed into the tiny North African territory have gone back, it is estimated that 3,000 to 5,000 remain.

Barcelona on Thursday said they would not contest a friendly in Tangiers due to "uncertainty", a week after an unprecedented migrant rush from Morocco to Spain's territory of Ceuta.

Barcelona on Thursday said they would not contest a friendly in Tangiers due to "uncertainty", a week after an unprecedented migrant rush from Morocco to Spain's territory of Ceuta.

'Basically impossible' to expel more than 1,000 child migrants after mass arrivals, says Ceuta mayor  thenationalnews.com

A report by Spain's Civil Guard said that an active online campaign exists with the potential to mobilise people, but whether it will actually result in a mass crossing, how many people would be involved, and who is behind it all remain unknown.

Washington blasts Madrid for its "shameful refusal" to protect its North African exclave from a "migrant invasion."

Ceuta president Juan Jesus Vivas told the European Parliament that at least 100 people died in the border rush and thousands of migrants remain.

BRUSSELS, Aug 6 - The European Union should use all available leverage, including visa and trade policy, to secure cooperation from Morocco on migration, EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner said on Thursday.

Spanish intelligence warns of new migrant push to Ceuta  euractiv.com

Spain’s Civil Guard is investigating a possible new invasion of Ceuta by illegal migrants that could materialize the coming days, a report states. The Spanish newspaper ABC reports it obtained a copy of a preliminary Civil Guard assessment warning on

The leader of Spain's north African territory of Ceuta on Wednesday said the number of children left there after last week's rush of migrants was "unsustainable", pleading for government aid.

Authorities estimate that between 3,000 and 5,000 people remain in the enclave after last week’s crossing

On WhatsApp and Facebook, advice, taunts and requests circulate among Moroccan youngsters over a possible new assault on the Spanish border

On WhatsApp and Facebook, advice, taunts and requests circulate among Moroccan youngsters over a possible new assault on the Spanish border

A mass deportation is underway in Ceuta, Spain, after an estimated 60,000 migrants stormed the exclave in a tidal wave of chaos. Videos captured migrants swimming to the exclave’s shore and breaking through fences to get inside the territory, which has a regular population of around 85,000 residents. Spanish Prime Mini

Longing for asylum, people from countries such as Sudan, Somalia and Mali are faced with an uncertain future.

Runaway online rumors sparked frantic rush by migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta  AP News

Minister tells reporters least 75 people died after EU ministers meet to discuss response to the crisis Meanwhile, the European Commission said it was “monitoring very closely” the situation in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania as the region faces an energy crunch caused by the ongoing heatwave and drought. Energy spokespe

More than 80 died after the sudden arrival of 72,000 migrants entered the exclave on Thursday and Friday

Hundreds of migrant children are stranded in Spain’s Ceuta after mass crossing  Toronto Star