In an unprecedented flow that overwhelmed Spanish authorities, more than 8,000 people climbed around border fences and swam from Morocco to the Spanish-governed enclave of Ceuta. Spanish authorities recovered two bodies from the waves, both young men from Morocco. One small craft with 14 young men packed tightly on board floated dangerously low in the water. On the Moroccan side, more young men streamed towards Ceuta on well-trodden paths through tall, flowering shrubs. Posted along a towering border fence, Spanish soldiers watched through the mesh as migrants gathered on the other side, on a boulder-strewn seafront and arid hills overlooking Ceuta.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 24, 2021 09:45 UTC