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Collapsed migrant who swam to Ceuta aided by troops and medics amid border rush crisis

A handful of exhausted migrants who swam to Ceuta's urban Tarajal beach Saturday (1 August) morning were met by soldiers who escorted them back across the border.

The Independent UK

Spain's Ceuta navigates aftermath of border surge as most migrants return home

Ceuta was returning to normal over the weekend after an unprecedented migrant surge that saw up to 60,000 people enter the tiny Spanish exclave from Morocco in just two days. But with at least 72 migrants dead and most arrivals having already returned to Morocco, residents were still grappling with…

France 24

Hunger, hostility: Ceuta migrants return home after Europe dream turns into nightmare

Many migrants are returning to Morocco after crossing into Ceuta this week. Hunger and shattered expectations drove their decision to abandon their journey. Social media videos fueled the initial surge across the border. Businesses in Ceuta are slowly reopening after days of disruption. Thousands of migrants remain in the enclave…

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Ceuta grapples with aftermath of border surge after most migrants leave the Spanish territory

Ceuta is grappling with the aftermath of a massive migrant surge

The Independent UK

Spanish government received intelligence warnings of Ceuta migrant surge according to a report

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has described the mass crossing of migrants as a "violation of Spain's territorial integrity". Internal sources of the spanish media 'The Objective' confirms that intel reports existed before the crisis. The Spanish government denied it.

Euronews

At least 72 died in Spain's Ceuta migrant rush

CEUTA (SPAIN) - At least 72 people died during last week's mass influx of migrants into Spain's Ceuta enclave, when tens of thousands of people mostly swam around the border post from Morocco, local officials said on Sunday.

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The week in pictures: European wildfires, a woolly mammoth and a migrant influx at Spain's Ceuta

Fires burned across much of Europe, an earthquake in Japan killed dozens, record-low water levels in Bulgaria exposed the remains of a woolly mammoth, and tens of thousands sought to cross into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta before eventually returning home: FRANCE 24 looks back at some of the week's…

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Ceuta migrant crisis explained: Why 60,000 people risked everything to reach Spain from Morocco

Ceuta came into focus after around 60,000 migrants crossed the border from Morocco into the Spanish enclave on North Africa's Mediterranean coast, across the Strait of Gibraltar, triggering a major humanitarian crisis in which 67 people were killed during the rush and ensuing tensions.

The Times of India

'Selfish, polarising, unlawful': Spain slams EU states over Ceuta migrant crisis

Spain's prime minister Pedro Sánchez on Saturday criticised the response of some European Union member states to this week's mass influx of illegal migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, calling their approach "selfish, polarising and unlawful."

The Times of India

Italy brings in border checks for arrivals from Spain: what changes

Italy has reintroduced checks on travellers arriving from Spain after the Ceuta crisis. ID checks are carried out at Italian ports and airports for non-EU citizens; here is how.

Euronews

Spain installs floating barrier in Ceuta after migration influx

Spanish authorities said Saturday they were installing a floating barrier on the sea border between its North African territory of Ceuta and neighbouring Morocco after a deadly surge of tens of thousands of migrants into the territory earlier in the week prompted alarm across the European Union.

France 24

Donald Trump’s intervention in the Ceuta crisis is a distraction from the serious issue of migration

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The US president’s use of images from the Spanish exclave of Ceuta was aimed at domestic voters who know little about Europe

The Independent UK

Ceuta trying to regain calm and return to normality 'with caution'

Ceuta's annual festivities in honour of its patron saint, the Virgin of Africa, were cancelled on Saturday as the city grappled with the aftermath of the migration crisis. After more than 24 hours of lockdown, shops and restaurants have cautiously reopened.

Euronews

Europe reels after Ceuta migrant surge

Spain rushed to reinforce its border as European leaders debated new controls after thousands crossed into Ceuta

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The Independent UK

Spain condemns ‘selfish’ response of EU leaders to Ceuta migrant crisis as death toll rises

Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez lashed out at the EU ahead of emergency meeting, just as Donald Trump waded into the row by branding the border breach a ‘catastrophe’

The Times of India

Spain’s 48-hour response: How authorities returned thousands of illegal migrants to Morocco

Spain has sent tens of thousands of illegal migrants back to Morocco within 48 hours after an unprecedented surge of crossings into the North African enclave of Ceuta. The mass migration triggered what officials described as a humanitarian and security crisis.

The Independent UK

Trump blames ‘radical left globalists’ for migrant crisis happening in Spain

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Trump Links Spain’s Migrant Wave to U.S. Border Issues; Musk Calls Situation ‘Crazy’

President Donald Trump has warned that the U.S. will face a mass influx of undocumented migrants if Democrats return to the White House, comments prompted by thousands of people pouring into Spanish enclaves in North Africa.

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Spain races to secure Ceuta border with floating barrier after mass crossings and 67 deaths

Spanish authorities began installing a 500-metre floating barrier off the coast of Ceuta on Saturday following an unprecedented migrant surge from Morocco that left at least 67 people dead, according to Spanish officials.

Euronews

'Not a single person reached mainland Spain or the rest of the EU', says von der Leyen

After around 60,000 irregular migrants entered the Ceuta Spanish enclave in North Africa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said this Saturday that "the vast majority of those who arrived illegally have returned to Morocco."

Euronews

22 EU leaders call for emergency talks over Ceuta migrant crisis

The letter came as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez hit out at some EU members over their response to the crisis.

Euronews

Situation in Ceuta 'almost entirely reversed' as death toll climbs to 67, Spain says

Under the watch of Spanish soldiers and police, the last remaining young migrants continued crossing back over the border to Morocco on Saturday morning.

The Independent UK

Trump wades into Ceuta ‘catastrophe’ as US blames ‘radical left-wing policies’ for migrant surge

Former Trump adviser Elon Musk compared the migrant crossing to the 2013 zombie film ‘World War Z’

The Times of India

'No food inside Ceuta': How Spain’s migrant surge spiralled into big humanitarian crisis

Spain said tens of thousands of migrants had entered Ceuta over the past two days, which has triggered a humanitarian crisis that spanned beyond just migrants. The enclave’s businesses shut down, bread supplies dwindled, public festivities were cancelled, and security forces from both countries were deployed as Europe debated how…

Euronews

Sánchez slams Europe's lack of solidarity over Ceuta in letter to von der Leyen

In a letter, Sánchez laments what he describes as a lack of EU solidarity driven by "prejudice, misinformation and attacks" for political gain.

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