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At least 72 dead in Ceuta migrant surge, Spain says
At least 72 people died during a mass influx of migrants into Spain’s Ceuta enclave from Morocco this week, local officials said on Sunday. Most of the estimated 60,000 people who rushed…
The Story in Brief
At least 72 people died during a mass influx of migrants into Spain’s Ceuta enclave from Morocco this week, local officials said on Sunday. Most of the estimated 60,000 people who rushed into the Spanish territory between Wednesday and Friday have since returned to Morocco voluntarily. The government’s delegate to Ceuta, Miguel Angel Perez Triano, gave the new death toll, up from 67.
The stampede began when thousands swam around a border barrier. Video showed crowds including families with children. Spanish police and troops now patrol the streets. Spain blames criminal gangs for spreading rumours that a Supreme Court ruling would ease entry. Morocco has not commented. The previous toll had been 34, reported by regional president Juan Jesus Vivas on Friday.
The Indian Opinion
The blame game has already started: Spain points at criminal gangs and a court ruling, while Morocco stays silent. But the real story is the 72 dead and thousands of desperate people, many just children. No one is asking why migrants, mostly Moroccans, would risk drowning for a country that will send them back in 48 hours. Watch what Morocco says next: if it cites economic crisis at home, the narrative shifts from migration to shared regional failure.
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