Why did nearly 60,000 migrants suddenly storm the border into Spain?

A court ruling, Moroccan pressure and tensions with Washington have all been cited as possible triggers for the Ceuta crisis Up to 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta in roughly 24 hours, overwhelming border forces and increasing the territory’s population by as much as 70%.The unprecedented influx has triggered a political crisis, raised questions over the true nature of the incident, and exposed deep divisions in the West.What happened at the border?Tens of thousands of migrants stormed a weak point in the town of Cueta, on the Spanish border with Morocco on Thursday. Ceuta’s regional president, Juan Jesus Vivas, said on Friday that around 60,000 people had entered the city since the border crisis erupted the previous day. The magnitude is such that it represents the single greatest human traffic invasion in the EU’s history.Even more conservative estimates from Spanish media and security sources ranging from 30,000 to 49,000 would still mean that Cueta’s regular population of some 84,000 had increased overnight by some 50%.At least 41 migrants reportedly died. Many drowned while attempting to swim around the border barriers, while oth...