Ceuta. Spain has begun installing a 500-metre floating barrier along its North African enclave of Ceuta after a mass migrant rush that left at least 67 people dead, with authorities saying no new crossings were recorded overnight.
Spanish authorities said around 50,000 people crossed into Ceuta by land and sea from Thursday in an unprecedented surge at one of the European Union’s only land borders with Africa. More than 48,000 people returned to Morocco within 48 hours without major incidents, according to Spain.
Reuters footage on Saturday showed Spanish soldiers and police patrolling a largely deserted Tarajal beach, covered in fog.
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