At least 18 die after breach of border between Morocco and Spanish exclave of Ceuta

At least 18 die after breach of border between Morocco and Spanish exclave of Ceuta | iNFOnews.ca
Migrants try to cross from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)

MADRID (AP) — At least eighteen migrants have died trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, where Spain deployed its military after thousands of people breached the border with Morocco and poured into the tiny Spanish territory.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is expected to join Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska in a visit to Ceuta on Friday morning.

Rachid Sbihi, who leads a local workers association representing Civil Guard officers described the situation as a “serious humanitarian crisis.”

At least 18 die after breach of border between Morocco and Spanish exclave of Ceuta | iNFOnews.ca
Migrants spend the night on the streets after crossing from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)
At least 18 die after breach of border between Morocco and Spanish exclave of Ceuta | iNFOnews.ca
Migrants spend the night on the streets after crossing from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)
At least 18 die after breach of border between Morocco and Spanish exclave of Ceuta | iNFOnews.ca
Unaccompanied minors who crossed into Spain from Morocco spend the night on the streets in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)

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