Death toll in Spain's Ceuta border crisis rises to 67
Spanish authorities say 67 people have died amid the migrant crisis at the Ceuta enclave on the Moroccan border, with fatalities from drowning and border crossings.
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AIThe Spanish government has announced that the death toll in the crisis at the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the Moroccan border has risen to 67, including those who drowned and others who died attempting to cross border barriers.
Madrid said it is installing a containment barrier along the breakwater fence extending into the sea, after tens of thousands of migrants breached the borders of the small Spanish enclave this week.
Ceuta, located in North Africa, has witnessed an exceptional influx of migrants from Morocco, in one of the region's largest migration crises.
Spanish and local authorities estimated that around 50,000 people managed to enter Ceuta, while other estimates put the number as high as 60,000 at the peak of the crisis.
Ceuta, situated at the northern tip of Morocco near the Strait of Gibraltar and home to 84,000 residents, along with the Spanish enclave of Melilla, forms the only two land borders between Africa and Europe.