Spain installed a 500-meter floating sea barrier off Ceuta's border with Morocco on August 1 following a mass migrant crossing that killed at least 67 people—some by drowning and others in a stampede. Tens of thousands of migrants crossed into the Spanish enclave by land and sea.
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At least 67 migrants died, including some who drowned and others who were killed in a stampede to cross a breakwater barrier, the Spanish government said Saturday.
Spain installed a 500-metre floating sea barrier off Ceuta’s border with Morocco after tens of thousands of migrants entered the North African Spanish enclave by land and sea in late July, many swimming around the Tarajal breakwater [france24.com#1][lemonde.fr#1][abc.net.au#1][nytimes.com#1][irishnews.com#1]. Spanish authorities and Ceuta officials estimated arrivals at roughly 50,000 to 60,000, a
European Union interior ministers will hold emergency video talks on Tuesday after tens of thousands of migrants crossed from Morocco into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta by land and sea, setting off a dispute between Madrid and other EU governments over border controls [bbc.co.uk#1][theguardian.com#1][aawsat.com#3][alarabiya.net#1]. Spanish officials estimated about 50,000 people crossed s