Spain says migrants are returning from Ceuta after 57 die in border rush

Source: jpost.com · Published: 2026-08-01

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_720,w_1280/732271' alt='Moroccan security forces clash with migrants attempting to cross into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta near the town of Fnideq, on the Morocco-Spain border, on July 31, 2026. (photo credit: Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP via Getty Images)' title='Moroccan security forces clash with migrants attempting to cross into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta near the town of Fnideq, on the Morocco-Spain border, on July 31, 2026. (photo credit: Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP via Getty Images)' /><br />Spain's Interior Ministry said around 50,000 people had crossed the border from Morocca to Ceuta since Thursday morning, and estimated that 48,300 had returned by 6 p.m. on Friday.<br />