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Thousands make dramatic sea crossing into Ceuta from Morocco
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Spain is scrambling to reinforce the borders of its North African enclave of Ceuta and prevent further mass crossings after thousands of people entered the Spanish territory from Morocco.
The enclave's leader says approximately 60,000 people had crossed into Ceuta from Morocco.
'We’re really happy to be here' - Jadid Zacaria, Crossed into CeutaThe mass crossing into Ceuta has caused shock and division in Europe.
People attempting to reach Ceuta typically swim several kilometres from farther along the coast to avoid the heavily fortified border.
On the Moroccan side of the border, thousands of people streamed into the town of Fnideq overnight despite a reinforced security deployment that foiled most attempts to cross.