Ceuta border tragedy climbs to 72 as EU pushes for coordinated migrant response
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Roughly 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco to Ceuta, raising the death toll to at least 72 with over 1,000 treated; about 48,000 reportedly returned within 48 hours. The cross-border surge prompted 22 EU member states to seek a coordinated border response, Spain to install a floating barrier, and authorities to identify victims as the crisis continues.
- Migrant deaths in Ceuta rise to 72 after border surge from Morocco aljazeera.com
- Ceuta grapples with aftermath of border surge after most migrants leave the Spanish territory CNN
- ‘Do You Think if I Had a Job I Would Have Gone?’ The New York Times
- Spain Says Most Immigrants Who Overran Its African Enclave Have Left WSJ
- Spain installs sea barrier on Ceuta's border with Morocco after frontier rush that killed 67 PBS
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