Thousands more try to reach Europe by crossing the Mediterranean Sea, often in small craft unfit for the open sea. Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts. Dozens of border guards have been injured as more than 1,000 African migrants attempted to storm the fence guarding the small Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the Moroccan coastline. Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. The flow of migrants arriving in Passau has dropped to between 500 and 1,000 per day, down significantly from last November, when in the same region up to 6,000 migrants were arriving daily. The Morocco–Spain border consists of three non-contiguous lines totalling 18.5 km (11.5 m) around the Spanish territories of Ceuta (8 km), Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera (75 metres) and Melilla (10.5 km). The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. [1], In 1993 Spain began building the Ceuta border fence and Melilla border fence, which were further strengthened in 1995. Ceuta to Chefchaouen: Crossing the border. according to the Missing Migrants Project. Dozens of border guards have been injured as more than 1,000 African migrants attempted to storm the fence guarding the small Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the Moroccan coastline. However, attempts by migrants to swarm the security fences at Melilla have been widely broadcast by Spanish media sources, creating a sense of urgency in mainland Spain. Border trade between Ceuta and Morocco is active because of advantage of tax-free status. In a press release, the city’s government announced the two patients remain in stable condition in quarantine. The fence. Over 400,000 people have landed on Greek islands from neighbouring Turkey since the beginning of the year, The bodies of Christian refugees are buried separately from Muslim refugees at the Agios Panteleimonas cemetery in Mytilene, Lesbos, Macedonian police officers control a crowd of refugees as they prepare to enter a camp after crossing the Greek border into Macedonia near Gevgelija, A refugee tries to force the entry to a camp as Macedonian police officers control a crowd after crossing the Greek border into Macedonia near Gevgelija, Refugees are seen aboard a Turkish fishing boat as they arrive on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing a part of the Aegean Sea from the Turkish coast to Lesbos, An elderly woman sings a lullaby to baby on a beach after arriving with other refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean sea from Turkey, A man collapses as refugees make land from an overloaded rubber dinghy after crossing the Aegean see from Turkey, at the island of Lesbos, A girl reacts as refugees arrive by boat on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean sea from Turkey, Refugees make a show of hands as they queue after crossing the Greek border into Macedonia near Gevgelija, People help a wheelchair user board a train with others, heading towards Serbia, at the transit camp for refugees near the southern Macedonian town of Gevgelija, Refugees board a train, after crossing the Greek-Macedonian border, near Gevgelija. In 2016 alone, nearly 5,000 people are estimated to have drowned in the Mediterranean while trying to get to Greece, Spain or Italy, according to the Missing Migrants Project. called Morocco’s decision an attempt to “isolate and suffocate” their economies. Morocco World News is dedicated to bringing the news of Morocco and the MENA region to a wide audience without bias or a political agenda. The British territory of Gibraltar (claimed by Spain) is located on the northern coast of this strait. All other nationalities are deemed economic migrants and told to turn back. The spokesman said two people managed to climb over the fence and reach Spanish soil.
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