From 37m agoDeath toll in Spain-Morocco border crisis in Ceuta climbs to 67There has been an update by the Spanish government on the Ceuta border crisis, with officials saying the death toll has risen to 67. The government also announced plans to install a containment barrier extending from the breakwater into the sea to deter further crossings after tens of thousands of migrants entered the Spanish enclave from Morocco this week, AP reported.Spanish police officers and soldiers escort a big group of migrants to the border in Ceuta. Photograph: Jon Nazca/ReutersThe Spanish foreign minister, José Albares, said that “practically the entirety of those who entered Ceuta have already returned to Morocco”. In a post on X, he added:
double quotation markIt is not possible to travel from Ceuta or Melilla to mainland Spain without presenting identification at a police checkpoint. The integrity of the Schengen area is fully guaranteed.
To understand more about the migration flashpoint, my colleague Angela Giuffrida put together this helpful explainer yesterday:Key events37m agoDeath toll in Spain-Morocco border crisis in Ceuta climbs to 6742m agoNine people killed in Russian attack on Ukraine as Zelenskyy warns of low air defence suppliesFrance has been battling one of its most destructive wildfires in decades, with firefighters facing a vast and unpredictable inferno in the south-west of the country.A burnt out car in Le Porge, near Bordeaux, which has lost 20% of its homes to the ‘megafire’. Photograph: Catalina Martin-Chico/Panos/The GuardianIn this feature, my colleague Jason Burke reports from Le Porge, where he explores the extraordinary efforts of those on the frontline, from firefighters and soldiers to volunteers, as they fight to contain a “megafire” that has devastated thousands of hectares of land.
