Hundreds of migrants flood into Spain’s Ceuta exclave from Morocco
Madrid on Thursday said it would despatch soldiers to Ceuta to ensure security after hundreds of migrants entered the Spanish north African exclave from Morocco, mainly by swimming, and reported nine deaths. Hundreds of migrants flood into Spain’s Ceuta exclave from Morocco Migration from Morocco into Spain’s two north African territories, Ceuta and Melilla, has long been a politically sensitive issue between the two countries, as thousands cross the border at times. AFP reporters saw a stream of adults and children, most of them wet, entering the town. Discarded flotation rings and clothes had been left on the shore near where the frontier barrier meets the sea. “The Armed Forces will reinforce the Civil Guard in the exercise of its powers and any others that may be necessary to maintain security in the city of Ceuta,” Spain’s interior ministry said. It did not specify how many soldiers would be sent to the small territory of 18.5 square kilometres but said the Civil Guard’s strength there would be nearly doubled from the current level of 80. …
