Thousands of migrants are attempting to enter Spain's Ceuta enclave from Morocco. Ceuta is a small Spanish territory located on the African continent. This enclave serves as one of Europe's most closely watched external borders.

Two days after 50,000 people surged into the Spanish enclave, Ceuta was calm again on Sunday, but residents said they felt abandoned by Madrid.

On July 30, local time, rubber boats flocked to Ceuta, a Spanish autonomous city at the northernmost tip of Africa. As they approached the land, hundreds of immigrants on the boats jumped into the sea.

It remains unclear who created the viral posts that encouraged the would-be migrants to believe that they could get to Europe from Ceuta. But those who want to weaken the Spanish government, boost the European far right, and create turmoil inside the EU lost little time in promoting the photographs as soon as they arrived.

At least 18 migrants died trying to reach the Spanish territory of Ceuta after tens of thousands of people breached the frontier with Morocco and poured into the tiny Spanish territory.

Most of the people who surged into Spain on Thursday have since returned to Morocco. A small minority are holed up on a seafront, tired, hungry and vowing to stay.

Close to 70,000 migrants has crossed into Ceuta, a Spanish city with 85,000 people. Groceries stores have closed and water is scant. What to know.

Ceuta's annual festivities in honour of its patron saint, the Virgin of Africa, were cancelled on Saturday as the city grappled with the aftermath of the migration crisis. After more than 24 hours of lockdown,