Spain Builds 1,600-Foot Sea Barrier After Ceuta Migrant Crisis Leaves 67 Dead
The barrier includes a patrol channel and anchored buoys as Spain responds to a surge that left at least 67 people dead, officials said.
- Spanish police began installing a 1,640-foot floating barrier along Ceuta's sea border with Morocco on Saturday to deter unlawful entry following an unprecedented migrant surge.
- Between 50,000 and 60,000 migrants breached the frontier starting Thursday, prompting Ceuta's regional government to declare an "absolute humanitarian and social emergency" as the city's population of about 83,000 became overwhelmed.
- At least 67 people died during the crossing, according to Spanish authorities, while Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said cooperation with neighbors allowed Spain to "revert the situation in 24 hours."
- Most migrants returned to Morocco within 48 hours, while Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez described the mass entry as "an attack on Spain's territorial integrity," pledging full national government support.
- Twenty-Two European Union governments called for an emergency meeting Saturday to address border security, as France and Italy increased controls amid concerns the crossing challenged the bloc's external borders.
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The structure has a skirt that prevents people from diving, in addition to several anchor blocks on the seabed. More information: The King's ear throw to Sánchez: "The State must ensure the safety of Ceuta and Melilla and prevent these events from happening again"
Spain Installs Floating Barrier to Block Illegal Sea Crossings Into Ceuta
Spanish police began installing a floating barrier along Ceuta’s sea border with Morocco on Aug. 1 after an unprecedented mass crossing left at least 67 people dead, overwhelmed the tiny Spanish autonomous city, and renewed fears of uncontrolled migration. Officers from Spain’s Civil Guard began laying the 1,640-foot pneumatic barrier just before 8 a.m. local time along the Tarajal breakwater, one of the main routes used by migrants swimming int…
It is a containment barrier of 500 meters in length, with a submerged part of up to one meter in depth.
Spain Installs Sea Barrier on Ceuta’s Border With Morocco After Frontier Rush That Killed 67
CEUTA, Spain (AP) — Spain on Saturday installed a 500-meter-long (1,600-foot) barrier on the sea border between its North African territory of Ceuta and neighboring Morocco after tens of thousands of migrants breached the frontier earlier in the week. At least 67 migrants died, including some who drowned and others who were killed in a […]
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