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57 Dead as 50,000 Migrants Storm Spanish Enclave of Ceuta from Morocco in 24 Hours

The Guardian·Saturday, 1 August 2026
57 Dead as 50,000 Migrants Storm Spanish Enclave of Ceuta from Morocco in 24 Hours

At least 57 people died as up to 50,000 migrants crossed into Ceuta, a Spanish territory on the Moroccan coast, in just 24 hours. Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called it a 'violation of Spain's territorial integrity.' Other EU countries criticised Madrid over the incident.

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This is one of the deadliest migration crises at Europe's borders in recent memory, and it is shaping EU policy debates that will affect global migration and asylum rules.

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