Ceuta Death Toll Climbs Past 67
The number of people confirmed dead in the mass breach of Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta rose again on Sunday, with at least sixty-seven now known to have died and some accounts putting the toll higher. Spanish authorities ordered autopsies as the tiny territory struggled to cope with the aftermath of one of the largest crossings on record. Most of the tens of thousands who surged in have been returned to Morocco.
The rising toll, with many victims having drowned trying to swim around the border fence, has intensified scrutiny of both the crossing and Spain’s rapid returns. Rights groups questioned whether proper procedures were followed, while other European governments moved to tighten their own frontiers. The episode has become a flashpoint in the continent’s migration politics and a fresh source of tension between Madrid and Rabat. Spain has blamed people-smuggling networks for orchestrating the surge and begun building a containment fence. Watch the final toll and the fallout across Europe.