Ceuta’s leader says 100 died in border rush as up to 5,000 still in enclave

After migrant surge from Morocco, EU says Spain assured Schengen is safe but warns Europe’s borders are ‘vulnerable’.Published On 6 Aug 20266 Aug 2026At least 100 people died during mass migrant crossings from Morocco into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, the city’s leader says, as thousands of undocumented people remain in the enclave.Juan Jesus Vivas, head of Ceuta’s local government, gave the death toll while testifying on Thursday before the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs in Brussels.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Migrants stranded in Ceuta hope for a better futurelist 2 of 3How the far right weaponised the Ceuta crisislist 3 of 3How a social media campaign triggered huge migrant surge on Ceutaend of listHe said between 3,000 and 5,000 migrants remain in Ceuta, which he described as still reeling from the crossings last week.European Union migration commissioner Magnus Brunner told the same hearing that Spain had assured Brussels the crisis would not affect Schengen, the EU’s passport-free travel zone. But he warned Ceuta had exposed a deeper weakness: Europe’s border security depends too heavily on the coopera...