Thousands of people continued pouring into Ceuta from Morocco during the night, after Spanish police lost control of the border. Unofficial estimates from security forces suggested more than 40,000 gained entry in a day.

Spain has deployed military reinforcements to the North African enclave of Ceuta after a massive surge of migrants crossed from Morocco by sea and through border barriers,…

Officials estimate that more than 49,000 people crossed between Morocco and Ceuta in a 24-hour period.