Videos of Moroccan migrants entering Spain after swimming around border barriers go viral; 'Declare national emergency'

Migrants cross from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere) Chilling videos of thousands of people running amok in joy as they entered Spain's north African enclave of Ceuta went viral. Within hours on Thursday, thousands of jubilant people from Morocco swam and entered Ceuta. Ceuta's president Juan Jesús Vivas, has urged the Spanish government to declare a national emergency and take control of managing the crisis in the autonomous city. In the wake of the situation that grabbed international headlines at a time when illegal migrant is a contentious issue, Spain and Morocco reached an agreement for an urgent return of these migrants.Who are these people? Why did they enter Spain's Ceuta all of a sudden?Thousands of migrants entered Ceuta from Morocco on Thursday, swimming or using inflatable devices to reach Tarajal beach and overwhelming Civil Guard officers.Ceuta president said 300 sea arrivals per day has become an average in recent days.Morocco's embassy in Madrid blamed criminal organizations involved in human trafficking and illegal smuggling of migrants. They clarified that the authorities do not condone these movements...