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Death toll in Spain-Morocco border crisis in Ceuta reaches 67
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- The death toll in Spain’s Ceuta border crisis with Morocco has risen to 67, including migrants who drowned and those killed in a stampede while crossing a breakwater barrier.
- Spain is installing a 500-meter-long containment barrier along the breakwater fence after 50,000 to 60,000 migrants breached Ceuta’s border between Thursday and Friday.
- Most migrants who entered Ceuta have already returned to Morocco, but some exhausted migrants who reached the city were escorted back across the border by soldiers.
- Ceuta's residents are experiencing an uneasy calm, with local authorities emphasizing that life has not yet returned to normal and the return process must be completed.
- In Morocco, many migrants remain near the border, facing hardships such as lack of food and transport restrictions, while some who made it to Ceuta are determined to stay despite difficulties.
