Spain's North African enclave had long been a migrant hotspot, with its local sea known as a 'cemetery' to locals. But a sudden increase in arrivals on Thursday, leaving 27 dead, has prompted EU talk of freezing Schenegen travel freedoms.

Ceuta, one of Spain’s two autonomous cities in the North African coast, has experienced a dramatic surge in migrants arriving via sea

The president of Spain's north African exclave Ceuta on Thursday warned of a "total humanitarian and social emergency" after hundreds of migrants entered the territory by swimming…

Hundreds of migrants flood into Spain's Ceuta exclave from Morocco

Madrid angry at court ruling blocking immediate return of people arriving by sea