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Death toll in Spain-Morocco border crisis in Ceuta reaches 67
['Sergio Rodrigo Ruiz', 'Associated Press']
Irish News
Migrants return to Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta (Antonio Sempere/AP)The death toll in Spain’s Ceuta border crisis with Morocco has climbed to 67, the Spanish government said on Saturday.
A handful of exhausted migrants who swam to Ceuta’s urban Tarajal beach on Saturday morning were met by soldiers who escorted them back across the border.
Spain’s interior ministry says the majority of those who entered the Spanish territory in North Africa have already returned to Morocco.
“Life in this city has been disrupted as a result of the border incident,” said Ceuta’s president Juan Jesus Vivas.
On the road leading to the Moroccan town of Fnideq, which borders Ceuta, many migrants were seen walking toward the fence, some barefoot, apparently hoping to try their luck.