Madrid, Aug 4, 2026 (AFP) - Death toll of migrant rush to Spain's Ceuta hits 75: official

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2026-08-04

Last week's irregular entry of tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco to Spain's north African territory of Ceuta left 75 people dead, officials said on Tuesday, raising the tol from 72. The Spanish government's delegation in Ceuta confirmed the figure to AFP after the rush from July 30 saw many migrants drown as they tried to swim around a barrier in the Mediterranean Sea. Spain says 70,000 of the 72,000 migrants who reached Ceuta have retur......

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