On July 30, local time, the Spanish government announced that the only open border crossing between the northern non-autonomous city of Melilla and Morocco was closed. The local government urged the public not to go to the border area, so as not to affect the security department's enforcement of the law. 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.

On July 30, local time, the Spanish government announced that the only open border crossing between the northern non-autonomous city of Melilla and Morocco was closed. The local government urged the public not to go to the border area, so as not to affect the security department's enforcement of the law. 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.