About 60 thousand illegal immigrants entered Spanish Ceuta from Morocco in a day.

About 60,000 illegal migrants entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco in a day during an unprecedented border crisis. This was announced on July 31 by the head of Ceuta, Juan Jesus Vivas.

"During the border crisis, about 60,000 migrants entered Spanish Ceuta from Morocco," Sky News quoted him as saying.

It is reported that as a result of a large-scale border breach, at least 18 migrants died while trying to reach Spanish territory, and clashes between arriving groups and security forces on the Moroccan side continued with renewed vigor.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez strongly condemned the massive violation of the border, calling the incident a direct encroachment on the territorial integrity of the state, and blamed all responsibility on illegal carriers.

Due to the chaotic influx of thousands of foreigners, including unaccompanied minors, who are forced to spend the night on sidewalks and in parks, Madrid has urgently deployed army units to the region, but the military has not yet opened fire.

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Yesterday, a massive influx of migrants from Morocco was recorded in Ceuta, after Spain closed the only crossing in the city of Melilla, which operated on the border. People wanted to reach the shores of the kingdom by swimming, using inflatable circles and rafts, which caused at least 18 people to drown.

The situation has seriously concerned European countries, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has proposed temporarily halting the current Schengen agreement with Spain. This initiative found support even in Finland, whose Foreign Minister, Marie Rantanen, accused Madrid of failing to fulfill its duties to protect the external border.