SHOCKING: 14 - What They Never Told You

A rumour, a rush: Chaos at Morocco border with Spain's Ceuta

Rumors of a border opening prompted thousands to attempt a dangerous journey to Ceuta. Moroccan police used tear gas and water cannons as crowds rushed the border. At least thirty-four lives were lost in the treacherous dash into the Spanish territory. Images of jubilant arrivals sparked a crisis for Spain's…

The Economic Times · Jul 31

Spain Border Crisis: Why did 60,000 migrants, equal to 70% of Ceuta's population, cross into the city in just 24 hours?

Around sixty thousand migrants entered Ceuta from Morocco in one day. This influx overwhelmed the Spanish enclave and caused a humanitarian crisis. Many migrants swam across the water, and some tragically drowned during the crossings. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez condemned the border breach as a territorial violation. The crisis…

The Economic Times · Jul 31

Is the Ceuta crisis the biggest single illegal border crossing ever into the EU?

The massive migrant influx that began on Thursday could be the largest irregular crossing attempt into the EU in such a short period of time.

Euronews · Jul 31

What you need to know about Ceuta as deadly migrant crisis hits Spanish enclave

49,000 migrants have crossed into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta in the last 24 hours

The Independent UK · Jul 31

Spanish PM Sánchez: Ceuta migrant crisis 'a violation of territorial integrity'

The prime minister slammed the massive influx of migrants crossing over from Morocco as a "violation of Spain's territorial integrity", which he said, "deserves our reproach and our condemnation at the strongest possible level".

Euronews · Jul 31

Ceuta migrant surge reignites Europe's right-wing assault on Spain's migration policy

Migrants storming Spain's north African enclave have sparked right-wing attacks on the Sánchez government's mass migrant regularisation. Left-wing forces have derided the attacks as opportunistic propaganda.

Euronews · Jul 31

Thousands more cross into Spain’s north African enclave

CEUTA, Spain - Thousands of migrants crossed overnight from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in north Africa, a police source said on Friday, as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was set to arrive to manage the latest migrant crisis on the border.

Bangkok Post · Jul 31

Why is Ceuta a migration flashpoint and how were so many people able to cross from Morocco?

An estimated 50,000 people attempted the journey to the Spanish territory in chaotic and dangerous scenes that resulted in dozens of deaths

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31

France and Italy boost border controls after migrant influx into Spain's Ceuta

The EU is grappling with one of its largest migrant crises for the European Union in recent years after about 60,000 people entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa from Morocco. Officials said that 67 people died while trying to swim to Ceuta and that more than 48,000…

France 24 · Jul 31

Ceuta crisis as 60,000 migrants enter Spanish enclave with at least 34 dead

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The Independent UK · Jul 31