Thousands of Ceuta Migrants Sleep Rough After 72,000 Crossed, Leaving Up to 5,000 Stranded
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Updated · The Guardian · Aug 8
Thousands of Ceuta Migrants Sleep Rough After 72,000 Crossed, Leaving Up to 5,000 Stranded
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Aug 8
Summary
Several thousand migrants still in Ceuta are sleeping on beaches and streets without tents, blankets or toilets a week after more than 72,000 people crossed into the Spanish enclave.
Spanish officials say about 2,500 remain, while Ceuta leader Juan Jesús Vivas puts the figure at 3,000 to 5,000; deaths are also disputed, with estimates reaching 141 and dozens still missing.
Conditions have eased only slightly as the Red Cross and local groups distribute food, Madrid installs toilets and showers, and residents improvise shelters for women and minors, including about 1,300 unaccompanied children.
Fresh social media posts calling for another mid-August crossing have deepened anxiety in Ceuta, where officials accuse Morocco of enabling the surge and residents fear a repeat of one of Europe’s worst recent border tragedies.