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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Suha Kidwai

What you need to know about Ceuta as deadly migrant crisis hits Spanish enclave

An estimated 49,000 migrants have crossed illegally into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco in the last 24 hours, throwing the city in North Africa into disarray and causing a major headache for Pedro Sanchez’s government.

At least 19 people have been found dead in the water since the mass movement by land and sea into the tiny Spanish-held spit in North Africa on Thursday, and security forces are still wrestling to re-establish control of the border.

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