Migrant rush to Spain's Ceuta: 72,000 crossed, 2,000 remain and 75 died

Migrants walk towards the Fnideq region in northern Morocco after leaving Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta following an attempted crossing at the Bab Sebta border crossing, on the outskirts of Fnideq, on August 1, 2026. (Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP)

Spain's Interior Ministry on Tuesday updated its figures for the unprecedented rush of migrants to Ceuta last week, revising up both the number of people who illegally crossed into its North African enclave and those who drowned trying.

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Migrant rush to Spain's Ceuta: 72,000 crossed, 2,000 remain and 75 died

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