Local Spanish officials said on the 29th that recently hundreds of stowaways departed from Morocco and reached the Spanish enclave of Ceuta by swimming, causing the local shelter center to become overcrowded. According to US sources, the Spanish National Guard, maritime rescue agencies, and the Red Cross have dispatched boats to rescue some swimmers from the sea. The immigration reception center in Ceuta is overloaded, and a large number of stowaways are only able to spend the night outside the reception center. Juan Jesus Vivas, the head of the local government of Ceuta, told the media: “Over the past few days, more than 1,500 immigrants have arrived in Ceuta by sea. The reception center is completely saturated, making it difficult to function properly.”

Local Spanish officials said on the 29th that recently hundreds of stowaways departed from Morocco and arrived at the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa by swimming, causing the local shelter center to become overcrowded. According to US sources, the Spanish National Guard, maritime rescue agencies, and the Red Cross have dispatched boats to rescue some swimmers from the sea. The immigration reception center in Ceuta is overloaded, and a large number of stowaways are only able to spend the night outside the reception center. Juan Jesus Vivas, the head of the local government of Ceuta, told the media: “Over the past few days, more than 1,500 immigrants have arrived in Ceuta by sea. The reception center is completely saturated, making it difficult to function properly.”