Conflict · 80,000 migrants cross Ceuta80,000 Crossed Ceuta in 3 Days — Now Barbed Wire Seals the BorderAired August 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00Almost 80,000 migrants crossed [music]0:02into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta0:04between July 29th and 31st with more0:06than 80 people dying during the0:07crossings [music] and barbed wire and0:09additional police now seal the border0:11with Morocco. The enclave's president0:13described [music] the surge as0:14concentrated on July 30th, a deadly push0:17into European territory where families0:19face the crossing [music] and dozens0:20died trying to enter. Morocco stepped up0:23security around Ceuta with new barbed0:25wire and additional police [music] after0:27the late July surge with both Spain and0:29Morocco tightening the frontier ahead of0:32August 15th. [music] Most of those who0:33crossed were returned to Morocco the0:35following week, but hundreds of0:37unaccompanied minors remain sheltered0:39[music] and in legal limbo while returns0:41continue and their care and status are0:43still being processed. [music]0:45False posts claim the Morocco-Ceuta0:47border would open for Spain's Assumption0:49Holiday on August 15th0:51>> [music]0:51>> prompting calls for a new mass attempt0:53that drew small groups of migrants from0:54Morocco and Sudan to gather near the0:56crossing. [music] Spain's foreign0:58minister warned Thursday those who cross1:00will be granted no legal status [music]1:01and Morocco's interior ministry warned1:03the same and said those spreading the1:05false calls face legal proceedings with1:07both [music] countries pledging action1:09against instigators. This account comes1:11from a single France [music] 24 English1:13bulletin published August 15th that has1:15not yet been independently confirmed.1:17[music]1:17Still unresolved is the verified final1:20death toll and identities, how many1:22gathered around August 15th and the1:23outcome [music] of any attempt, the1:25specific care, shelter, and legal1:27process for the hundreds of1:28unaccompanied minors, and whether the1:30tightened security holds beyond that1:31date.1:32Like and follow for more stories that1:34matter.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗