60,000 migrants break through to Spain's Ceuta enclave
Photo: Tens of thousands of migrants breach the Morocco–Spain border (Getty Images)
The migration crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta has escalated sharply, with around 60,000 people crossing into the city in a single day, according to Juan Jesús Vivas, president of the autonomous city of Ceuta, The Guardian reports.
According to Vivas, the latest estimates indicate that "around 60,000 people have entered our city" as part of the migrant influx.
That figure is nearly two-thirds of the city's usual population.
"Clearly, this figure demonstrates the impossibility of absorbing such pressure," Vivas stressed.
He also called on the government to act "decisively and immediately" in response to the challenge.
Meanwhile, Spanish news agency EFE reported that the number of migrants who have died while trying to reach Ceuta has risen to 43.
Ceuta migration crisis
Spain's autonomous enclave of Ceuta in North Africa is facing its largest migration crisis in years. To help stabilize the situation and maintain public order, Spanish authorities have deployed the military.
Amid the sharp escalation of the crisis, several European leaders have called for Spain's participation in the Schengen Area to be temporarily suspended.
RBC-Ukraine also reported that European Commissioner for Migration Magnus Brunner said there would be no further movement of migrants into other European Union countries.
Acting Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said a pro-Russian network is using images from Ceuta to destabilize the situation in EU countries.
According to Sybiha, more than 1,500 articles on the issue have been published by European media outlets that analysts identify as pro-Russian.
