At least 72 people have died in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta after tens of thousands of migrants crossed from Morocco in a sudden border influx, according to Spain's interior ministry and local authorities.

Video footage showed crowds of people, mainly Moroccans, walking around the breakwaters at Tarajal beach onto local roads.

Spain and Morocco reinforced the border fence of a Spanish enclave after around 49,000 people arrived by sea in one day. Dozens of bodies have been recovered, Spanish authorities said.

What caused more than 50,000 migrants to storm a Spanish enclave in Africa, and did Israel have anything to do with it?

According to Spanish authorities, about 50,000 people crossed into Ceuta by land and sea from Thursday in an unprecedented surge.

Thousands of migrants have crossed from Morocco into Spain's North African exclave of Ceuta, prompting Spain to deploy military units to reinforce border security.

Video captures thousands of migrants stampeding through Ceuta as Spain's government denies the enclave president's request for a national emergency.

Videos of migrants pouring into Spain’s Ceuta territory have gone viral on X, prompting criticism from Elon Musk and European politicians critical of migration.