Spanish locals clash with migrants after 60,000 cross as 57 die in border chaos

Dramatic video footage has emerged from Ceuta as an estimated 60,000 migrants from Morocco flooded the Spanish enclave by land and sea, sparking clashes with locals

About 60,000 people crossed in 24 hours, leaving at least 57 dead

Spain announced it will deploy military units to reinforce police in the North African enclave of Ceuta after a surge of migrants crossed from Morocco by sea and breached border barriers on July 30. Video showed migrants arriving on flotation devices and pushing past overwhelmed police officers. Authorities said additi

Spanish officials said nearly 50,000 migrants rushed the Spanish territory over the past 24 hours

Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez called the breach an ‘attack on Spain’s territorial integrity’

France and the UK have offered assistance, while other countries, including Italy and Denmark called on Spain's barring from the Schengen area.

At least 34 migrants have died in the process

Some 60,000 migrants have entered Spain’s Ceuta from Morocco in the past 24 hours, Ceuta’s president says. That is equivalent to 70 per cent of the city’s regular population. At least 34 migrants have died in the process.

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

The border crisis boiled over Thursday and continued on Friday with security forces clashing with migrants on the Moroccan side of the border.

Spain was scrambling Friday to contain a sudden border crisis after tens of thousands of people rushed into its north African territory, with dozens killed and political shockwaves spreading across Europe.

Italy has threatened to suspend Schengen travel with Spain as a major migrant influx in Ceuta sparks a diplomatic clash.

Thousands of migrants streamed into the Spanish city of Ceuta on foot and by sea from Morocco on Thursday, as federal troops helped overwhelmed police. Several migrants were reported dead. Matt Gutman reports.

Hundreds of migrants entered the Spanish north African exclave of Ceuta on Thursday, AFP reporters saw, many of them having swum by sea around the frontier fence.

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