Ceuta grapples with aftermath of border surge after most migrants leave the Spanish territory - AP News
The Spanish exclave of Ceuta is recovering after a massive surge of migrants crossed the border from Morocco. While most migrants have returned, local authorities are dealing with the aftermath, including dozens of reported deaths.
Why it matters
The event highlights ongoing humanitarian and geopolitical tensions regarding migration routes between Africa and Europe.
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CEUTA, Spain (AP) — Ceuta over the weekend no longer looked like a city on edge, but residents were still rattled by the events of the week.
Most of the 60,000 migrants who swam, scrambled and later charged into the tiny Spanish exclave in North Africa this week had walked back to Morocco by Sunday, but some stayed on in the hills surrounding the city. Spanish authorities continued searching for bodies in the waters near the stretch of urban beach that tens of thousand of migrants had breached days earlier.
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