At least 72 migrants died during last week's mass crossing into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, where tens of thousands swam from Morocco, local officials said Sunday.
Most of the estimated 60,000 people who rushed into Spain's North African territory have since returned to Morocco, following the territory's largest mass migrant crossing.
"The latest figure that we have is 72," the government's delegate to Ceuta, Miguel Angel Perez Triano, told reporters, when asked about the number of fatalities.
The previous toll was 67 deaths.
Spanish police and troops patrolled the streets of Ceuta Sunday as the enclave returned to normal after the sudden mass influx of migrants from Morocco.
