EU grapples with migrant crisis in Spain's Cueta
CEUTA, Spain
Migrants walk towards the Fnideq region in northern Morocco after leaving Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta near the town of Fnideq, on the Morocco-Spain border, following an attempted to cross at the Bab Sebta border crossing, on the Morocco-Spain border on Aug. 1, 2026. (AFP)
France and Italy tightened checks on travelers arriving from Spain on Aug. 1 after as many as 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, triggering a humanitarian and political crisis.
At least 57 people died while attempting the crossing, some by drowning and others in a stampede near a border barrier, according to the latest figures.
