By the time authorities reacted, an estimated 60,000 people had reached Ceuta in just a few days, the largest migration surge between Morocco and Spain in years.

Tens of thousands of Moroccans broke into Ceuta, a Spanish territory that neighbours Morocco. By the following evening, most of them had left, hungry and disappointed.

Tens of thousands of Moroccans broke into Ceuta, a Spanish territory that neighbours Morocco. By the following evening, most of them had left, hungry and disappointed.