Spain begins burying migrants killed in Ceuta border rush

On August 21, 2026, Spain began burying the first migrants who died in a deadly border surge at Ceuta, the Spanish enclave in North Africa, marking a grim conclusion to a humanitarian tragedy.

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First migrants buried in Spain's Ceuta after deadly border rush

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CEUTA, Spain, Aug 21 - In front of a dozen reporters and a handful of local people, a crew of gravediggers in disposable protective overalls and facemasks on Friday started burying some of the scores of migrants who died in a mass crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa three weeks ago.