Thousands of migrants from Morocco have swarmed the tiny Spanish enclave of Ceuta, with locals demanding that the Spanish army be deployed to restore border control – and seeking a national emergency be declared.
“In the last few days, more than 1,500 migrants, including adults and minors, have reached Ceuta by sea,” the leader of Ceuta’s government, Juan Jesús Vivas, told a press briefing. “The reception centres are collapsed and saturated.”
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