Death Toll Rises to 72 in Ceuta Migrant Rush, Spain Installs Floating Barrier
The death toll from a deadly migrant rush into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa has risen to 72. Spain has responded by installing a floating barrier to deter further attempts.
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Death toll from Ceuta migrant rush rises
The death toll from a mass rush of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta reached at least 72 Sunday, as five more bodies were found along the North African coast, officials said. The number of fatalities was considerably higher than what was announced by Moroccan authorities Sunday. More than 50,000 people crossed into Ceuta by land and sea in an unprecedented surge that began Thursday at one of the European Union's only two land borders with Africa, prompting alarm across the
By The Korea Herald
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More than 50,000 people crossed into Ceuta by land and sea, driven to migrate by economic hardship and encouraged by social media rumors.
Read full article →Spain installs floating barrier in Ceuta after deadly migrant rush
Spain said migrant crossings into its North African enclave of Ceuta stopped overnight, as police began installing a 500-metre (1,640-foot) floating barrier on Saturday off its border with Morocco following a mass rush that killed at least 67 people.
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