At least 60,000 migrants mainly from sub-Saharan Africa have swarmed into Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa since Thursday.
This is according to the enclave’s president said, who said there were over 30 fatalities from crossings in the Mediterranean Sea as a Spanish court ruled against summarily turning back migrants who had reached Ceuta or Melilla.
The Supreme Court’s ruling had sparked an influx of migrant to the enclaves which are near Morocco.
Meanwhile Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has vowed that the influx will be stopped and illegal migrants ferried back to Morocco without delay.
Years of continuing influx has prompted European nations to tighten border controls and stem the tide of migrants flooding into Europe especially Spain and Italy.
Migrants are mainly from West African countries such as The Gambia, Senegal, Mali, Guinea (Conakry) and Guinea-Bissau.
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