Spanish police launch operation to clear Ceuta migrants off beach
Police moved more than 3,000 migrants to a 1,700-bed tented shelter as Spain sought to clear beach camps and process asylum claims.
- On Friday, Spanish police began relocating hundreds of migrants from Ceuta's beaches to a new tented port site equipped with showers and beds, following weeks of rough sleeping.
- Tens of thousands of migrants crossed from Morocco in late July; though most returned, Ceuta Authorities estimate 13,000 remain in the 18.5 sq.km territory, while the central government disputes this figure.
- Authorities say there are enough tents for 1,700 people, leaving the facility insufficient for the enclave's population; Police struggled to contain crowds jostling to secure spots during the transfer.
- Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez faces strong criticism over his handling of the crisis and is navigating a dispute with Italy regarding its temporary reimposition of border controls.
- The Spanish government proceeded with the relocation despite opposition from the local authority, highlighting ongoing friction between Authorities regarding border management policies.
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n1info.rsSpanish riot police were trying to remove thousands of migrants from beaches in the North African enclave of Ceuta today to move them to temporary accommodation.
Thousands of migrants poured onto the streets of Ceuta as Spanish authorities attempted on Friday to move those who had remained on the beaches to a new site in the city's port area. Police began rounding up the migrants at 6:30 a.m. local time, according to a Spanish government source in Ceuta. However, there was tension during the transfer, as large crowds crowded and rushed to secure a place in the new camp, after weeks of living on the beac…
Police fire shots in the air as thousands of migrants moved from Ceuta beaches
MADRID — Authorities began moving thousands of migrants to a new tented site in Ceuta on Friday, with police struggling to maintain order as people fought to secure a spot at the new site after weeks of living on the beaches and streets in the port area of the Spanish territory in north Africa.Officers struggled to contain crowds of people jostling to secure a place at the site after weeks of living on the beaches. Shots could be heard, with rep…
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