# First migrants buried in Spain’s Ceuta after deadly border rush

https://mins.news/en/item/28693

- Reuters, 2026-08-21 17:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/first-migrants-buried-spains-ceuta-after-deadly-border-rush-2026-08-21/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a888fdcc69d29000181c0cd

> Gravediggers wearing disposable protective suits and face masks began burying some of the dozens of migrants who died three weeks earlier during a mass crossing into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta. The ceremony took place Friday before reporters and a small number of local residents.

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