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60,000 migrants crossed into Spanish territory of Ceuta, but many soon left voluntarily
Approximately 60,000 migrants crossed into Spain’s Ceuta territory from Morocco in 24 hours, triggering chaos and a humanitarian crisis. Half of the migrants voluntarily returned to Morocco, while at least 57 died in the process, including drownings and a stampede. Spain deployed armed forces and police to manage the situation, with officials condemning human smugglers and calling for swift returns.
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CeutaplaceSpainplaceMoroccoplaceJuan Jesús VivaspersonPedro SánchezpersonRachid SbihipersonUrsula von der LeyenpersonHumanitarian crisistopicSpanish Interior MinistryorganizationMoroccan Interior MinistryorganizationEuropean CommissionorganizationCivil Guardorganizationhuman smugglerstopicborder breachtopic
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