Spain: Hundreds of migrants attempt to swim toward Ceuta

Spain's Ministry of the Interior said about 50,000 people entered the Spanish enclave since Thursday morning, with an estimated 48,300 back in Morocco by 6 p.m. Friday.

Around 60,000 people have illegally entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa.

By Michael Francis Gore and Ahmed Eljechtimi CEUTA, Spain/ FNIDEQ, Morocco, July 31 (Reuters) - Spain said on Friday that it had reversed a huge rush of migrants into a Spanish enclave in North Africa

Why are Moroccans fleeing to Spain? Thousands of Moroccans and other African migrants are fleeing to Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, triggering a humanitarian and political crisis that has drawn sharp global criticism. The mass migration that took the lives of around

Videos of migrants pouring into Spain’s Ceuta territory have gone viral on X, prompting criticism from Elon Musk and European politicians critical of migration.

The head of Ceuta’s regional government called for the army to be deployed

The North African enclave's leader said resources were being overwhelmed after so many people entered by sea from Morocco.

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.

Spain's Civil Guard, maritime Rescue Services and the Red Cross said they rescued migrants from the water. The interior minister acknowledged the country was facing an "extraordinary, exceptional situation."