Spain, migrant and Morocco
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Spanish authorities said that despite the record crossing of migrants, almost everyone who entered illegally has returned to Morocco.
Most of those who came to the territory, a Spanish exclave in Africa, have returned across the border to Morocco. At least 67 people died trying to enter, the authorities said.
Police and troops round up hundreds of people who remained after tens of thousands surged from Morocco into Ceuta.
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.
Around 50,000 migrants crossed into Spain’s North African exclave of Ceuta this week, a mass influx that overwhelmed local authorities. At least 57 people died during the crossings, which prompted tighter border security measures across Europe.
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