Thousands of migrants, including more than 860 minors, remain in Ceuta

Authorities in Ceuta are struggling to cope with thousands of people that remain in the autonomous city following the mass arrival of migrants last week.

Security forces estimate that around 73,500 people have already left the North African exclave and returned to Morocco, while local authorities say up to 5,000 remain in the Spanish territory, including 862 minors.

The crisis has so far resulted in at least 88 confirmed deaths, according to Ceuta’s authorities, in addition to bodies recovered by Moroccan authorities in Moroccan waters.

Juan Vivas, the president of Ceuta, estimates that between 3,000 and 5,000 migrants remain in the city four…

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