Spain to send troops after hundreds of migrants flood into Ceuta exclave from Morocco

Spain recovered the bodies of nine migrants who died while trying to swim to Ceuta, allegedly after rumours spread that the border had opened

Thousands of migrants have been reported to have made the crossing earlier this week, some by water, leading to the Spain deploying troops to the border.

Spain's military will help secure the border as more migrants try to reach the territory by sea, with nine people confirmed dead.

Hundreds of migrants flood into Spain's Ceuta exclave from Morocco

Spain’s Ceuta Territory Overwhelmed With Migrants From Morocco: What We Know  Forbes

More than 1,500 migrants have reached Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta by sea over the past week.

Authorities in the Spanish city of Ceuta asked Madrid to declare a national emergency and send military assistance. Crowds of people breached the border of the territory next to Morocco as police lost control.

Ceuta’s president, Juan Jesús Vivas, has urged the Spanish government to declare a national emergency and take control of managing the crisis in the autonomous city.

The territory's leader said the influx is overwhelming resources and urged the Spanish government to intervene.

Thousands of migrants have entered the Spanish territory of Ceuta from Morocco, prompting local officials to seek help from Spain's national government

Thousands of migrants have entered the Spanish territory of Ceuta from Morocco, prompting local officials to seek help from Spain's national government

What to know about the Spanish enclave of Ceuta as migrant arrivals from Morocco spike  AP News

The exclave city’s local leader, Juan Vivas, has called on Spain’s central government to help, calling the situation ‘a total humanitarian and social emergency.’ In recent days police have recovered more than 25 bodies of migrants who drowned trying to swim to the city

The president of the Spanish enclave described the situation as a 'total humanitarian and social emergency' in comments broadcast on Spanish television.

Hundreds of migrants have entered the Spanish north African exclave of Ceuta by sea in recent days, officials said Thursday, with local television images showing them swimming around the frontier and running into the town.

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

MADRID, July 30 - Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta is experiencing a humanitarian and security emergency after 1,500 migrants reached the city by swimming across from Morocco over the past week, the territory's leader said on Thursday.

Hundreds of migrants are swimming from Morocco to the tiny Spanish territory of Ceuta at the country’s northern tip, overwhelming border security, local authorities said Wednesday.

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.