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Between 50,000 and 60,000 migrants breached the frontier from Morocco to the Spanish territory earlier this week. The death toll has climbed to 67, including some who drowned and others who were killed in a stampede to cross a breakwater barrier, the Spanish government has said. It has announced it will be installing a 500-meter-long (1,600-foot) containment barrier on the sea border. (Produced by Luke Garratt) Moroccans who crossed into Ceuta explain why they attempted to reach the Spanish territory Spanish army soldiers assist a migrant who swam from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere) Migrants run from Spanish police officers after crossing from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere) Spanish army soldiers and Red Cross workers assist a migrant who swam from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere) Migrants return to Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Saturday, Aug.
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Migrants said they spent their nights sleeping in the forests around Ceuta because they could not find shelter, and that they often fought over food.
