Flip-flops, discarded clothing and abandoned flotation devices now litter Tarajal beach, the debris of a migration surge unfolding in real time online. A video shared on X has amassed 3.7 million views as of writing, showing thousands of people swimming and gathering at Spain's border with Morocco in a bid to reach European soil.
Footage filmed on Thursday shows crowds wading through the water and clambering over the breakwater into Ceuta. Some can be heard shouting 'Viva España!' as they reach dry land, while Spanish Civil Guard officers struggle to hold the line.
