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‘I just want a chance’, says Moroccan migrant who attempted crossing into Cueta
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Upon hearing the border had been breached, Abdulah Buji immediately mounted his motorbike, racing from his northern Moroccan home towards Ceuta.
"Spain gives you the chance to make your future, not like Morocco," explained the 21-year-old aspiring teacher.
Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementYet, his elation at reaching Spanish soil quickly turned to disheartening reality.
People flee out of despair and wanting to help their familiesAs the first reports and videos of migrants reaching Ceuta spread on social media, more people headed north in hopes of reaching European Union territory.
Ikrra Khai, 33, is one of thousands of Moroccan women who regularly get temporary job permits to work on Spanish farms at harvest time.