A large part of the approximately 50,000 people who crossed the border have already returned to Morocco.
Ceuta (Spain).- The number of bodies recovered on the coast of the Spanish city of Ceuta following the massive entry of people from Morocco in recent days has risen to 67, according to data provided to EFE by authorities in that border town.
The Civil Guard maintains a constant search to locate more bodies in the area near the Tarajal border breakwater, which separates Spain from Morocco, where thousands of people have swum across to Ceuta since last Thursday.
Given the constant increase in the number of recovered bodies, a space was set up at the port of the Spanish North African city to accommodate the bodies, pending their identification.
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Support forensic experts are scheduled to travel to Ceuta from the peninsula to perform autopsies, along with agents specialized in body identification, according to the aforementioned sources.
With the latest update on fatalities, the number of migrants who have died so far in 2026 while attempting to swim into this Spanish city has risen to 99.
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This morning, a meeting began at the headquarters of the Government Delegation in Ceuta between the Spanish Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, the Government Delegate, Miguel Ángel Pérez, and police commanders to analyze the evolution of the situation in the autonomous city.
According to the Spanish Ministry of the Interior, a large part of the approximately 50,000 people who crossed the border have already returned to Morocco.
Dozens of buses transported hundreds of migrants who were in the Moroccan town of Fnideq (Castillejos) to different parts of the African country from the early hours of today, after they had entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta irregularly.
For his part, the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, condemned this Friday the massive entry of migrants and considered it an “attack” and “a violation of Spain’s territorial integrity,” which he attributed to mafias dedicated to human trafficking.
