{"id":2234,"date":"2026-07-31T07:36:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2234"},"modified":"2026-07-31T07:36:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:36:46","slug":"at-least-18-die-after-breach-of-border-between-morocco-and-spanish-exclave-of-ceuta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2234","title":{"rendered":"At least 18 die after breach of border between Morocco and Spanish exclave of Ceuta"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>CEUTA, Spain (AP) \u2014 At least eighteen migrants have died trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, where Spain deployed its military after thousands of people breached the border with Morocco and poured into the tiny Spanish territory.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2232\">Death toll from southwestern Japan quake climbs to 34 as rescuers again search damaged mall<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez is expected to join Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska in a visit to Ceuta on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Rachid Sbihi, who leads a local workers association representing Civil Guard officers described the situation as a \u201cserious humanitarian crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are still entering. The reinforcements that have arrived are only helping the injured and other humanitarian efforts,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Without shelter, thousands of migrants, including unaccompanied children, were left sleeping in parks and sidewalks, with others roaming the streets aimlessly, he said. \u201cIt\u2019s chaotic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2230\">Trump announces a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza, but many hurdles and uncertainty remain<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Among the 18 who died, many drowned but some were also killed in the stampede to cross the breakwater fence at Tarajal beach, Sbihi said.<\/p>\n<p>Video footage on Thursday showed crowds of people, mainly Moroccans, walking around the breakwaters at Tarajal beach onto local roads. While most appeared to be young men, there were also families with women and small children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cViva Espa\u00f1a!\u201d some shouted to a freelance photographer working for the AP. It was not immediately clear what prompted so many migrants to cross to Ceuta.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=2228\">What to know about the Spanish enclave of Ceuta as migrant arrivals from Morocco spike<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Naishadham reported from Madrid.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 18 migrants have died trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, where Spain has deployed its military after thousands breached the border with Morocco. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez is expected to visit Ceuta on Friday morning. Rachid Sbihi, leading a local workers association, described the situation as a serious humanitarian crisis. Thousands of migrants, including unaccompanied children, are without shelter, sleeping in parks and sidewalks. Many of the deceased drowned, while others were killed in a stampede at Tarajal beach. 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