# News agency: Ceuta authorities report 88 deaths amid mass migrant influx

https://mins.news/en/item/12254

- TASS, 2026-08-03 08:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2168303

> Authorities in Ceuta have reported 88 deaths amid a mass influx of migrants. On August 2, the Spanish government’s press office gave the death toll as 72. Moroccan authorities separately reported 11 deaths. The figures released by the two sides differ from the total cited by Ceuta authorities.

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