{"id":68629,"date":"2026-08-10T13:53:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/68629\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T13:53:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:53:33","slug":"dozens-of-migrants-who-crossed-into-ceuta-reached-mainland-spain-sky-news-told","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/68629\/","title":{"rendered":"Dozens of migrants who crossed into Ceuta reached mainland Spain, Sky News told"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n Dozens of migrants reached the Spanish mainland after entering Ceuta during the mass influx into the enclave, police sources have told Sky News.\n <\/p>\n

Spanish sources in Andalucia said that around 75 migrants out of the estimated 72,000 who entered Ceuta illegally in a mass rush to the border at the end of July had reached the mainland.<\/p>\n

Ceuta is less than 15 nautical miles from Spain’s southern coast. Migrant boats can make the journey in between one and three hours.<\/p>\n

Police sources said that on 1 August – just days after the mass influx in Ceuta – a group of around 20 Moroccan migrants reached Punta Carnero, Algeciras.<\/p>\n

Only four of them were arrested by Spanish national police, while the others escaped.<\/p>\n

The sources added that on Friday, the Civil Guard intercepted another migrant boat in Punta Carnero with eight migrants.<\/p>\n

On Saturday evening, a boat carrying 10 migrants reached the beach of San Roque. A couple of hours later, a second boat arrived at Poniente beach with 20 migrants.<\/p>\n

And, on Sunday, the sources said Spanish national police intercepted two migrant boats carrying a total of 17 people in Ballenera, Algeciras, and La Linea de la Concepcion in Levante.<\/p>\n

Police sources told Sky News that the crossings were a “worrying reactivation” of the Gibraltar Strait migration route – where boats usually approach the Spanish coast and leave migrants near the shore, forcing them to swim to reach land and then escape authorities.<\/p>\n

In the wake of the crossing, Spanish authorities said that at least 80 migrants died, including some who drowned and others who were killed in a stampede to cross a breakwater barrier.<\/p>\n

Morocco reported 11 deaths on its side of the border. Spain estimated that around 69,500 of the migrants were returned in the first four days after the event.<\/p>\n

See more from Sky News:
Record number of people in migrant boat arrives in UK
Amber heat health alerts issued for England<\/p>\n

The crisis sparked anti-immigration rhetoric across Europe and diplomatic tensions within the European Union over border policy, with Spain accusing some partners of an “unhelpful and polarising” response.<\/p>\n

Italy also temporarily suspended its open-border Schengen agreement with Spain, re-imposing border controls for air and sea, until at least 15 August<\/p>\n

In return, Spain imposed tit-for-tat measures, saying passport, nationality and visa checks would be conducted for Italian passengers and visitors from other countries arriving from Italy \u200cuntil 7 September.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Spain’s interior ministry said it had carried out checks on a total of 199 people on 12 flights from Italy to airports in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Bilbao, Alicante and Valencia.<\/p>\n

\n \"Sky\n <\/p>\n

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