100 people died during Ceuta border rush, says Ceuta leader

“100 persone sono morte durante l’assalto al confine di Ceuta”, afferma il leader di Ceuta


People gather near the border fence between the Spanish enclave of Ceuta and Morocco, hours after thousands of migrants crossed into Ceuta by sea, as seen from Ceuta, Spain, July 30, 2026. REUTERS/Jaime Lopez/ File Photo (Reuters)

BRUSSELS, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Some 100 people died during the massive border rush last week in Spain’s Ceuta, the enclave city’s leader Juan Jesus Vivas said on Thursday during an EU parliamentary meeting.

Vivas added that between 3,000 and 5,000 migrants were still in Ceuta.

(Reporting by Inti Landauro, Editing by Charlotte Van Campenhout)

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