Migrant deaths in Ceuta rise to 72 after border surge from Morocco
Advertisement It confirmed 11 people died, mostly by drowning while crossing, noting that it was fact-checking reports on deaths from the other side of the border.Ceuta’s leader, Juan Jesus Vivas, earlier told the El Pais newspaper that the city’s morgue had received 88 corpses. It’s not right that, in the year 2026, women with children as young as two months old should be crossing the sea only to die,” said Karima Abenaz in Ceuta.The French national, who has family in Morocco, added: “In Morocco, there’s food, there’s everything we need. If we don’t have a decent job, we should go on strike and demand our rights from the government.
- ▪Advertisement It confirmed 11 people died, mostly by drowning while crossing, noting that it was fact-checking reports on deaths from the other side of the border.Ceuta’s leader, Juan Jesus Vivas, earlier told the El Pais newspaper t
- ▪It’s not right that, in the year 2026, women with children as young as two months old should be crossing the sea only to die,” said Karima Abenaz in Ceuta.The French national, who has family in Morocco, added: “In Morocco, there’s food, t
- ▪If we don’t have a decent job, we should go on strike and demand our rights from the government.
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News|MigrationMigrant deaths in Ceuta rise to 72 after border surge from MoroccoFive more bodies have been found along Ceuta’s coastline as the enclave recovers from unprecedented border influx.ListenListen (4 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoMigrants try to make their way past Spanish police in Ceuta [File: Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff and ReutersPublished On 2 Aug 20262 Aug 2026At least 72 people have died after around 60,000 migrants surged across the border from Morocco into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta over the past few days.Five more bodies were found along Ceuta’s coastline on Sunday as Spanish authorities said more than 1,000 people had been treated by health…
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