A senior Spanish government official said the initial estimate of the number of people who crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta stands at tens of thousands, but noted that the figure cannot be confirmed at this stage.
A senior Spanish government official said the initial estimate of the number of people who crossed into Ceuta is in the tens of thousands, but cautioned that the figure cannot be verified at this stage. The statement comes hours after the Spanish Guardia Civil estimated that up to 40,000 migrants had jumped the border fence from Morocco, an estimate that the source said was already potentially outdated.
As The Zioneer reported at 23:54 Jerusalem, the Guardia Civil's assessment reflected the scale of the mass crossing. The enclave has seen multiple such surges in recent weeks, with local reception facilities overwhelmed and Spain deploying additional security personnel to stabilize the situation.
The official's acknowledgment that the data is unverified suggests authorities are still compiling a reliable count, and the true number of border crossers may be even higher. The situation remains developing.
3 developments
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- DevelopingFormer Spanish police official claims Spain plans to regularize up to 6 million illegal immigrants
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- DevelopingSpain receives 1.3M undocumented migrant applications, far exceeding expectations
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