Spain said tens of thousands of migrants had entered Ceuta over the past two days, which has triggered a humanitarian crisis that spanned beyond just migrants. The enclave’s businesses shut down, bread supplies dwindled, public festivities were cancelled, and security forces from both countries were deployed as Europe debated how to respond to one of the largest migration movements ever recorded in Ceuta.

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

CEUTA, Spain: Hundreds of migrants have entered the Spanish north African exclave of Ceuta by sea in recent days, officials said Thursday, with local television images showing…