The Flow Of People Entering Ceuta Unchecked From Morocco Continues Into The Night
CEUTA, SPAIN - JULY 31: Dozens of migrants celebrate having crossed the border between Ceuta and Morocco, on 31 July, 2026 in Ceuta, Spain. Numerous people continued to enter Ceuta from Morocco in an uncontrolled manner as night fell on Thursday, 30 July. From early in the morning, thousands of migrants had entered the autonomous city by swimming and also on foot, skirting the breakwater that separates the autonomous city from Morocco. The units responsible for border control in Ceuta have recovered the bodies of 16 people from the water in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 47 foreign nationals found dead in Ceuta’s waters whilst attempting to swim across from Morocco so far this year. (Photo By Marcos Moreno/Europa Press via Getty Images)
