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.

Chaos of border crossing gives way to limbo for Moroccans on Ceuta’s streets

People among the more than 50,000 who entered Spanish enclave this week describe the journey and their prospects Four days ago, Youssef El Abbas saw an opportunity to reclaim the life he had lost years seven earlier. News was circulating that about 400 people had swum from Morocco to the neighbouring Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the north African coast, approximately 12 miles (19km) across the strait of Gibraltar from mainland Spain. Continue reading...

By Okba Mohammad and Javier Jennings Mozo in Ceuta

Spanish Ceuta witnesses a deadly ‘game’ for Moroccan migrants

This weekend, thousands of Moroccans attempted to reach the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta.

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 the humanitarian, political and social fallout.

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

At least 72 died in Spain's Ceuta migrant rush

At least 72 people died during the mass influx in recent days 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. 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. “The latest figure that we have is 72,” the government’s delegate to Ceuta, Miguel Angel Perez Triano, told reporters, ...

By none@none.com (AFP)

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

Ceuta migrant rush deaths hit 72 as Spain erects floating barrier

At least 72 migrants died during last week's mass crossing into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, where tens of thousands swam from Morocco, local officials said Su...

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/

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