# Spain builds tent cities for thousands stranded in Ceuta

https://mins.news/en/item/25320

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-18 15:53 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/18/spain-builds-tent-cities-for-the-thousands-stuck-in-ceuta?traffic_source=rss

> Spain is constructing four temporary reception sites with room for 1,500 people as an estimated 5,000 migrants remain in Ceuta. More than 72,000 crossed from Morocco in July, and many are living in makeshift beach camps while seeking work in Europe.

## Stories

- [Ceuta Mass Migration and Border Controls](https://mins.news/en/topic/ceuta-mass-migration-crisis) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/ceuta-mass-migration-crisis.md

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