Thousands of migrants breach Morocco’s border with Spain’s Ceuta

Thousands of migrants streamed into the tiny Spanish territory of Ceuta from Morocco on Thursday, prompting local officials to call on Spain to declare a national emergency and send the army to restore the frontier. Spain’s interior ministry said it would guarantee the safety of citizens and the integrity of the nation

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

Thousands of migrants have streamed across Morocco's border with the tiny Spanish territory of Ceuta

Hundreds of migrants in Morocco have bull-rushed through the Spanish border into the European Union, exacerbating the migration crisis. A mob of African migrants plowed past border guards and circumvented barriers into the Spanish territory of Ceuta this week, creating what the city’s leader calls a “total humanitarian

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

Spain has been urged to declare a national emergency after thousands of migrants cross from the Morocco, prompting calls for authorities to send in the army to take back control

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.

Local officials are demanding an emergency response in Ceuta.

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

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Estimates suggest up to 2,000 have entered the Spanish territory in recent days in an attempt to reach Europe.

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

Thousands of migrants streamed into the tiny Spanish territory of Ceuta from Morocco on Thursday, prompting local officials to call on Spain to declare a national emergency and send the army to restore the frontier.

Thousands crossed into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco, prompting local authorities to request a national emergency and military support.

The situation has already become a political issue at European Union level.

Authorities in Ceuta asked the government in Madrid to declare a national emergency and requested army intervention, as thousands crossed into the tiny Spanish territory on Thursday.

Luke Alsford | News Reporter Published July 30, 2026 3:25pm Updated July 30, 2026 3:25pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Thousands of migrants from Morocco have swarmed a Spanish beach in north Africa and overwhelmed police trying to stop th

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

Migrants swarm border into Spain's Ceuta, overwhelming police, Guardia Civil says  Reuters

Officials in the tiny Spanish coastal territory of Ceuta have asked for a national emergency to be declared after thousands of migrants arrived from Morocco.

Authorities in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta have asked Madrid to declare a national emergency and offer military assistance. Footage showed crowds of people walking around the breakwaters to gain entry to the territory.

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

Thousands of African migrants swarm Spain as 'security emergency' declared  GB News

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.

Spanish enclave overwhelmed by migrants arriving by sea  euractiv.com

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.

Thousands of African migrants swam to the shores of the Spanish territory of Ceuta on Thursday, leading to a chaotic scene that officials are scrambling to contain. Dramatic video shows the moment the migrants, who are mainly young men from Morocco, swam onto the shores with some using inflatable inner tubes before mar

Hundreds of migrants are swimming from Morocco to the Spanish territory of Ceuta

Hundreds of migrants are swimming from Morocco to the Spanish territory of Ceuta  AP News

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.