Chilling videos of thousands of people running amok in joy as they entered Spain's north African enclave of Ceuta went viral. Within hours on Thursday, thousands of jubilant people from Morocco swam and entered Ceuta.

Hundreds of migrants are swimming from Morocco to the tiny Spanish territory of Ceuta at the country’s northern tip, overwhelming border security, local authorities said Wednesday.

Thousands of migrants streamed across from Morocco into the tiny Spanish territory of Ceuta on Thursday.