- An estimated 60,000 migrants have entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco in recent days, prompting a significant border crisis and the deployment of troops.
- At least 34 people have died while attempting to cross into Ceuta, with border guards struggling to manage the overwhelming influx, which a local leader described as a 'serious humanitarian crisis'.
- Spain has dispatched military and police reinforcements to Ceuta in response to the surge, and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is scheduled to visit the enclave.
- Moroccan authorities have also taken action, deploying water cannon trucks and reinforcing security at the crossing-gates.
- Ceuta, along with Melilla, serves as the European Union 's only land border with Africa, and both cities periodically experience increased attempts by migrants to reach Europe.
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