Why has EU called an emergency meeting on Spain migrant surge?

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The European Union has called an emergency meeting after about 60,000 migrants entered Spain’s North African territory of Ceuta over a few days.Spain’s coastguard is patrolling the waters near Ceuta with the authorities on Sunday saying most of the migrants who crossed over have already been returned to neighbouring Morocco.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Spain installs floating barrier off Ceuta after deadly migrant crossingslist 2 of 4Why did Ceuta migrant mayhem chill already frosty Israel-Spain relations?list 3 of 4Is Spain being punished?list 4 of 4From Sudan to Spain: Between war and home | Al Jazeera Originalsend of listAt least 72 people died while trying to reach the enclave in the territory’s largest ever mass migration.Here’s what we know:What happened in Ceuta?Ceuta’s population is just 84,000, but from Wednesday to Friday, an estimated 60,000 migrants entered the territory, Ceuta’s top official Juan Jesus Vivas said. Spain’s Ministry of Interior put the figure at 50,000.Many people swam from Morocco using wetsuits and inflatables and got around the border fence by swimming through or pushing through the wire. Local authorities said reception centres were ...

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