Ceuta crisis: Migrants say Spanish enclave was ‘like a prison’ as they return to Morocco
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Ceuta crisis: Migrants say Spanish enclave was ‘like a prison’ as they return to Morocco. One man, who could not afford the high food prices on the Spanish side, survived for three days on water alone. Cover image: © France 24 01:53 At least 72 migrants died , including some who drowned and others who were killed in a stampede to cross a breakwater barrier, Spanish authorities said Sunday.
Furthermore, Among the counterprotesters on Saturday was 20-year-old Ceuta resident and student Noor Ahmed. Pope Leo XIV on Sunday said he was “following with concern the alarming situation in Ceuta, asking God … that solutions of peace, stability and justice may be found”. (FRANCE 24 with AP). The unauthorised arrivals on Thursday and Friday of 50,000 to 60,000, mostly young men, swelled Ceuta's population by more than half.
In addition, Shops in Ceuta reopened, and the usual blend of residents and tourists in the city of 84,000 were filling the open-air terraces, restaurants and cafes. Abdelkader lamented what happened, but said those who breached the border behaved relatively well. Returnees reported high food prices and widespread shop closures in Ceuta, with some alleging attacks from residents in certain neighbourhoods.
Moreover, Initial crossings were prompted by viral social media videos and messages suggesting the heavily guarded border could be breached.
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Ceuta crisis: Migrants say Spanish enclave was ‘like a prison’ as they return to Morocco.
reliability moderate3/3 sourcesOne man, who could not afford the high food prices on the Spanish side, survived for three days on water alone
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesCover image: © France 24 01:53 At least 72 migrants died , including some who drowned and others who were killed in a stampede to cross a breakwater barrier, Spanish authorities said Sunday.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesAmong the counterprotesters on Saturday was 20-year-old Ceuta resident and student Noor Ahmed.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesPope Leo XIV on Sunday said he was “following with concern the alarming situation in Ceuta, asking God … that solutions of peace, stability and justice may be found”. (FRANCE 24 with AP)
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesThe unauthorised arrivals on Thursday and Friday of 50,000 to 60,000, mostly young men, swelled Ceuta's population by more than half.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesShops in Ceuta reopened, and the usual blend of residents and tourists in the city of 84,000 were filling the open-air terraces, restaurants and cafes.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesAbdelkader lamented what happened, but said those who breached the border behaved relatively well.
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Returnees reported high food prices and widespread shop closures in Ceuta, with some alleging attacks from residents in certain neighbourhoods.
according to The IndependentInitial crossings were prompted by viral social media videos and messages suggesting the heavily guarded border could be breached.
according to The IndependentThe authorities are responsible." Spanish army soldiers block access to the beach for people crossing from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Friday, July 31, 2026.
according to CBS News — LatestCeuta over the weekend no longer looked like a city on edge, but the events of the week were still on everyone.
according to France 24 English — All NewsMeanwhile, Spanish civil guard ships continued searching for migrant bodies in the waters near the stretch of urban beach that had been breached by people days earlier.
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Ceuta crisis: Migrants say Spanish enclave was ‘like a prison’ as they return to Morocco.
omitted byPublic / Agenciescovered byLeft sideOne man, who could not afford the high food prices on the Spanish side, survived for three days on water alone
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