{"id":2288,"date":"2026-08-06T19:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T19:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=2288"},"modified":"2026-08-06T19:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T19:00:08","slug":"ceutas-leader-says-100-died-in-border-rush-as-up-to-5000-still-in-enclave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/2026\/08\/06\/ceutas-leader-says-100-died-in-border-rush-as-up-to-5000-still-in-enclave\/","title":{"rendered":"Ceuta\u2019s leader says 100 died in border rush as up to 5,000 still in enclave"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__divider\">\n<div class=\"listen-to-article\"><button class=\"listen-to-article__button\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><title>Listen<\/title>Listen (3 mins)<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__update-reading-list-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"update-reading-list\">\n<p class=\"update-reading-list__button-text\">Save<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click here to share on social media<\/div>\n<p><title>share-nodes<\/title><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<div class=\"rich-share__links rich-share__links--row\" data-testid=\"share-links\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__social rich-share__social--row\"><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fkfif2r\"><title>facebook<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Ceuta%E2%80%99s%20leader%20says%20100%20died%20in%20border%20rush%20as%20up%20to%205%2C000%20still%20in%20enclave&amp;source=sharethiscom&amp;related=sharethis&amp;via=AJEnglish&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fkfif2r\"><title>x<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row u-hidden--desktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Whatsapp\" href=\"\/\/send?text=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fkfif2r\"><title>whatsapp-stroke<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row copylink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Copy link\" href=\"https:\/\/aje.news\/kfif2r\"><title>copylink<\/title><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"google-preferred-source\"><button class=\"google-preferred-source__button\" aria-label=\"Add Al Jazeera on Google\" data-testid=\"google-preferred-source-button\"><title>google<\/title><span class=\"google-preferred-source__text\">Add Al Jazeera on Google<\/span><\/button><button aria-label=\"See more of Al Jazeera\u2019s trusted journalism by adding us as a preferred source on Google.\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><title>info<\/title><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-featured__media\">\n<figure class=\"article-featured-image\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/AP_21141643880572.jpg?resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"A Spanish civil guard wait for migrants to arrive at the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, near the border of Morocco and Spain, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Spanish officials are acknowledging for the first time that the unprecedented migrant crisis has been triggered by an angry Rabat at Madrid&apos;s decision to provide medical treatment to the militant boss of the Polisario Front. (AP Photo\/Bernat Armangue)\"><\/div><figcaption>A Spanish civil guard waits for migrants to arrive at the Spanish enclave of Ceuta [File: Bernat Armangue\/AP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-info m--t-20 m--desktop-b-30 m--b-mobile-20\">\n<div class=\"byline byline--no-avatars\">\n<div class=\"byline-content\">\n<div class=\"contributors-list contributors-list--byline\"><span class=\"contributors-list__by-prefix\">By <\/span>Reuters<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<div class=\"date-simple\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 6 Aug 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">6 Aug 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p>At least 100 people died during mass migrant crossings from Morocco into Spain\u2019s North African enclave of <a href=\"\/news\/2026\/8\/5\/ceuta-and-melilla-why-europes-african-border-remains-a-flashpoint\">Ceuta<\/a>, the city\u2019s leader says, as thousands of undocumented people remain in the enclave.<\/p>\n<p>Juan Jesus Vivas, head of Ceuta\u2019s local government, gave the death toll while testifying on Thursday before the European Parliament\u2019s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs in Brussels.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"more-on__list\">\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 1 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/news\/2026\/8\/4\/migrants-stranded-in-ceuta-hope-for-a-better-future\">Migrants stranded in Ceuta hope for a better future<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 2 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/video\/newsfeed\/2026\/8\/4\/how-the-far-right-weaponised-the-ceuta-crisis\">How the far right weaponised the Ceuta crisis<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 3 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/features\/2026\/8\/5\/how-a-social-media-campaign-triggered-huge-migrant-surge-on-ceuta\">How a social media campaign triggered huge migrant surge on Ceuta<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>He said between 3,000 and 5,000 migrants remain in Ceuta, which he described as still reeling from the crossings last week.<\/p>\n<p>European Union migration commissioner Magnus Brunner told the same hearing that Spain had assured Brussels the crisis would not affect Schengen, the EU\u2019s passport-free travel zone. But he warned Ceuta had exposed a deeper weakness: Europe\u2019s border security depends too heavily on the cooperation of a single neighbouring country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs long as control depends on the goodwill of one neighbouring state, we remain \u2026 vulnerable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">About 72,000 migrants <a href=\"\/features\/2026\/8\/5\/how-a-social-media-campaign-triggered-huge-migrant-surge-on-ceuta\">swam or crossed on foot<\/a> from Morocco into Ceuta last Thursday and Friday, according to Spanish authorities, in one of the largest movements into EU territory in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Vivas called it an \u201cinvasion\u201d \u2013 and he noted the number of those who entered was roughly equal to the enclave\u2019s entire population of more than 80,000.<\/p>\n<p>Spain\u2019s government declined to attend the hearing; the European Commission attended in its place.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4828672\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4828672\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4828672\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-04T045908Z_183702175_RC27RMAEZABK_RTRMADP_3_MIGRATION-EUROPE-SPAIN-CEUTA-1785852688.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Migrants wait in line to receive food and beverage from the Red Cross, following mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, August 3, 2026. REUTERS\/Violeta Santos Moura\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4828672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Migrants wait in line to receive food and drinks from the Red Cross, following mass crossings on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, August 3, 2026 [Violeta Santos Moura\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Vivas said Ceuta\u2019s two reception centres, for adults and unaccompanied minors, had \u201ccollapsed\u201d under the strain, and that authorities had not disclosed the exact number of migrants still in the city due to a lack of resources.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container--ads in-article-ads\">\n<div class=\"ads\"><span class=\"ads__title\"> Advertisement <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He said local officials had warned Madrid about rising crossing numbers before the surge, but their warnings were not acted on, and that Moroccan authorities had refused to engage with Ceuta throughout the crisis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On \u2060Monday, Morocco rejected suggestions it was responsible for the surge, saying Spain should have anticipated the consequences of a court ruling that migrants arriving by swimming could not be immediately deported if no \u2060physical border barrier had been crossed.<\/p>\n<p>Security forces, Vivas said, have still not been deployed in the city \u201cwith the required intensity\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe faced a humanitarian emergency of enormous proportions, compounded by disturbances to public order and a serious risk to public safety,\u201d Vivas told MEPs, renewing calls for the immediate deportation of migrants who entered irregularly.<\/p>\n<p>He said unaccompanied minors could only be returned with their consent, and that local authorities had no information on whether any previously expelled extremists were among the arrivals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur border is porous and vulnerable,\u201d Vivas added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo A Spanish civil guard waits for migrants to arrive at the Spanish enclave of Ceuta [File: Bernat Armangue\/AP] By Reuters Published On 6 Aug 20266 Aug 2026 At least 100 people died during mass migrant crossings [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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