Ceuta appeals for aid as child migrant crisis becomes 'unsustainable'

Most of the migrants who entered Ceuta returned to Morocco, but hundreds of children have stayed. © Henry Nicholls, AFP

Spain's north African enclave of Ceuta has appealed for urgent government assistance after hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children overwhelmed its reception system following last week's mass border crossing from Morocco. Local authorities have warned that the situation is "unsustainable".

The leader of Spain's north African territory of Ceuta on Wednesday said the number of children left there after last week's rush of migrants was "unsustainable", pleading for government aid.