Thousands of migrants are reportedly storming the border between Morocco and Spain, according to a new report. The development follows earlier reports of hundreds swimming across the border, as The Zioneer reported earlier today.
A new report Thursday afternoon indicates that thousands of migrants are storming the border between Morocco and Spain, dramatically escalating a crisis that began unfolding earlier today. The report comes from a single source and has not been independently verified.
The development follows a series of reports from earlier Thursday. At 14:00 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that the governor of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta had declared a humanitarian emergency after more than 1,500 migrants arrived by sea, with reception facilities operating at 2,400% capacity. Shortly after, at 14:37 Jerusalem, additional reports indicated that hundreds of Moroccan migrants had entered Spain by swimming across the border.
As The Zioneer reported earlier today, the Ceuta governor cited a Supreme Court ruling prohibiting immediate return of migrants arriving by sea, and called for national assistance. The situation at the border has been escalating rapidly.
The relationship between the new report of thousands storming the border and the earlier swimming incidents remains unclear. The scale of the reported breach has not been independently corroborated, and details are still emerging.
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