How Spain's migrant crisis created a political storm - whipped up by social media

The Ceuta crossings have shaken Europe politically, exposing divisions over the sensitive issue of migration, the BBC's Sarah Rainsford writes.

Far-Right Leaders Step Up Calls for Expelling Remaining Migrants in Ceuta

Anti-immigration campaigners were set to hold a rally in the Spanish territory to call for tougher action, after thousands of migrants entered the exclave last week.

By Carlos Barragán

Spain installs sea barrier on Ceuta's border with Morocco after frontier rush that killed 67

Spain installed the 500-meter-long barrier on Saturday in response to the tens of thousands of migrants who had suddenly rushed en masse to the country's North African territory earlier this week.

Residents of Spain’s Ceuta shut down far-right anti-migrant rally

Hundreds of residents in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta gathered to oppose a planned far-right rally.

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 most striking images.

By FRANCE 24

Ceuta crisis: Migrants say Spanish enclave was ‘like a prison’ as they return to Morocco

One man survived for three days on water alone and could not afford the high food prices on the Spanish side

By Corina Pons and Ahmed El Jechtimi

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

By SUBHADRA SRIVASTAVA

72 Dead As Record 60,000 Migrants Surge Into Spain's Ceuta

Most of the estimated 60,000 people who rushed into Spain's north African territory have returned to Morocco since the territory's largest mass migrant crossing.

Ceuta crisis puts Ireland's EU presidency to the test

A sudden mass crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta has thrust migration to the top of the EU agenda, overshadowing Ireland's first month holding the EU presidency. As members clash over how to respond, Fiachra Ó Cionnaith looks at how Dublin may react to it's biggest presidential test yet.

Migrants say hunger and hostility drove them back from Spain's Ceuta to Morocco

Migrants who swam or jumped over fences to rush into Spain's African enclave of ‌Ceuta were returning home on Saturday, with many saying hunger, exhaustion and hostility from locals had crushed their hopes of a new life in Europe. Those heading back told Reuters they had initially been drawn by viral social-media videos and messages from friends suggesting that the heavily guarded border could ‌be breached. But after reaching Ceuta, many said they found no way to continue onward to mainland Spai

By The Korea Herald

Six facts about the Yolŋu, the hosts of the Garma Festival

Ceuta faced a crisis after tens of thousands of migrants arrived in one day — equivalent to nearly two-thirds of its population.

Death toll in Ceuta migration crisis rises to 72

More than 48,300 migrants return to Morocco as Spain steps up border security

By Anadolu Agency

No, The Spanish Invaders Have Not All Just 'Gone Home'

No, The Spanish Invaders Have Not All Just 'Gone Home' Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, Spanish authorities and their leftist allies are pushing the line that the tens of thousands of migrants who stormed Ceuta have mostly "gone home." The claim is pure fantasy. Fresh video from the streets shows the city still under siege, with invaders assaulting facilities, smashing graves, clashing with locals, and turning a Spanish enclave into a no-go zone. This is the same...

By Tyler Durden

72 die in Spain’s Ceuta migrant rush

At least 72 migrants have died during a mass influx into Spain’s Ceuta enclave from Morocco. Learn more about the crisis and its international implications Read More: https://punchng.com/72-die-in-spains-ceuta-migrant-rush/

By Punch Newspapers