Conflict · Ceuta border surge15 Assaults Reported as Women Sleep on Streets in Ceuta After Mass CrossingAired August 19, 2026 at 3:17 PM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00Women and girls forced to sleep on the0:01streets [music] of Ceuta, Spain's0:03enclave in North Africa, are facing0:05nightly sexual harassment [music] and0:06assault after a mass crossing from0:08Morocco on July 30th left thousands0:10without shelter. At least 15 sexual0:12assaults have been reported since July0:1430 with the majority involving underage0:16victims [music] in beach and wooded0:18zones where people are camping outside.0:2072,000 people crossed in the surge and0:23more than 2 weeks later between 5,0000:25and 8,000 people remain in the enclave.0:27Reception facilities are overwhelmed.0:29>> [music]0:29>> More than 2,000 children are registered0:31and 500 adult asylum applications had0:34been filed as [music] of Tuesday. Near0:35El Tarajal beach, people are sleeping on0:38cardboard and blankets on the ground,0:40deliberately camping close to police0:41vans [music] to feel safer, facing0:43harassment while trying to sleep, and0:45going without sleep at night before0:47trying to rest during the day under0:48severe stress.0:49>> [music]0:50>> Wated, who entered on July 30th, and0:52Dick Reteto and describe that reality0:54and say they were told by police there0:56is nothing they can do. With women and0:58minors [music] still sleeping outside in1:00overcrowded conditions on the beach and1:02in wooded areas, the most consequential1:04question is what [music] immediate1:06shelter, gender-separated protection,1:08medical care, and investigative response1:10will be provided, especially for minors.1:12At the time of these reports, the1:13Interior Ministry had declined to1:15comment [music] and there had been no1:16response yet from the National Police or1:18the Civil Guard.1:20Like and follow for more stories that1:22matter.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗