Thousands of migrants remain in Spanish territory after border rush, death toll hits about 100: Ceuta official

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

Ceuta city leader says approximately 100 people have died during last week's massive border rush, and between 3,000 and 5,000 migrants remain in the enclave.

The colonial legacies of both cities cast long shadows, writes Parvati Nair of The Conversation

Spain's Ceuta seeks transfer of unaccompanied migrant minors to mainland Spain after border rush  Reuters

MADRID, Aug 5 - Spain's Ceuta, still reeling from a rush of 72,000 migrants arriving on its shores in one week, is seeking the transfer of hundreds of unaccompanied minors still in the enclave to mainland Spain, local leaders confirmed on Wednesday.

The two Spanish enclaves in North Africa remain at the centre of a diplomatic standoff between Spain and Morocco.

Ceuta border rush: Loved ones in limbo over missing family members  CNN

A Spanish legal body responsible for the identification work, composed of forensics and Civil Guard experts, said in a statement that authorities in Ceuta had recovered 79 bodies from the sea.

According to two Spanish media outlets, authorities have identified several suspected jihadists among migrants who arrived in Ceuta.

Madrid on Tuesday called on Italy to stop the selective border checks it has been conducting on people arriving via air and sea from Spain after suspending its Schengen arrangements with Spain following the arrival of thousands of migrants at the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta last week. During an emergency vid

Spain's Interior Ministry on Tuesday updated its figures for the unprecedented rush of migrants to Ceuta last week, revising up both the number of people who illegally crossed into its North African enclave and those who drowned trying.

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

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

Local authorities in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta are struggling to cope with the thousands that stayed behind after a massive border rush last week. They say among those who remain are significant numbers of people from other countries, including Sudanese fleeing their war-torn country, Afghans and Palestini

Social media rumors sparked a migration surge from Morocco to Spain's territory of Ceuta

FNIDEQ, Morocco (AP) — It started with Instagram posts that suggested Spain’s border with Morocco was opening up. Then came Facebook users tracking coast guard patrols and TikTok videos showing where to swim.

Spain says it will build a 1,600-foot containment fence around its enclave of Ceuta after thousands of migrants rushed its border with Morocco last week. CBS News' Aidan Stretch reports.

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Morocco was “an important strategic partner” in stopping illegal migration as Europe looks to tighten its borders.

Did Moroccan ‘deep state’ manufacture Ceuta migrant surge?  thetimes.com

Thousands of migrants remain in Ceuta after a mass rush from Morocco last week, the enclave's president has said.

The death toll climbed to 67, including some who drowned and others who were killed in a stampede to cross a breakwater barrier, the Spanish government said Saturday.