# Ceuta: Most who breached border have left, Spain says

https://mins.news/en/item/13504

- DW, 2026-08-02 16:47 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/ceuta-most-who-breached-border-have-left-spain-says/live-78191601?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Spanish officials say that nearly all of the more than 50,000 migrants who crossed the border into Ceuta this week have since returned to Morocco. At least 72 people died during the rush at the border. Spain says most of those involved have now left the territory. The incident has drawn attention to the dangers surrounding the border crossing and the treatment of migrants.

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