Spain says it has returned to neighbouring Morocco 70,000 of the 72,000 migrants who entered Ceuta
The leader of Spain’s north African territory of Ceuta on Wednesday said the number of children left there after last week’s irregular migrant rush was “unsustainable”, pleading for government aid.
Spain says it has returned to neighbouring Morocco 70,000 of the 72,000 migrants who entered Ceuta from July 30 in scenes that infuriated EU partners seeking a harder line on irregular immigration.
But the roughly 2,500 who remain include hundreds of unaccompanied minors who are enduring dire conditions with limited access to food, water, shelter and sanitation.
Ceuta’s leader Juan Jesus Vivas told public broadcaster RTVE that authorities were taking care of 1,100 migrant minors against a theoretical capacity of 90.
