# Migrant deaths in Ceuta rise to 72 after border surge from Morocco

https://mins.news/en/item/12080

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-02 17:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/2/migrant-deaths-in-ceuta-rise-to-72-after-border-surge-from-morocco?traffic_source=rss

> Five additional bodies have been discovered along Ceuta’s coastline after an unprecedented influx at the border from Morocco. The new discoveries bring the reported migrant death toll in the enclave to 72. Ceuta is now recovering from the sudden and unusually large arrival of people across the border. The deaths have occurred amid the continuing aftermath of that surge.

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