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Death Toll in Spain's Ceuta Enclave Reaches 72 After Mass Border Crossing

Sourced from 3 publications

•At least 72 migrants died during the border crossing into Ceuta, according to Spanish figures reported by Al Jazeera and Indiatimes.
•More than 50,000 people crossed the border from Morocco into the Spanish enclave, per Indiatimes.
•Moroccan authorities reported only 11 deaths, sharply conflicting with Spain's count, according to Euronews.
•The mass crossing sparked EU diplomatic tension over Spanish border policy, as reported by Euronews.
•Additional bodies discovered along Ceuta's coastline indicate the death toll may still be incomplete.

Sources

Death toll from migrant rush into Spanish enclave in North Africa rises to 72

Indiatimes

Morocco reports 11 Ceuta deaths, sharply conflicting Spanish figures

Euronews

Migrant deaths in Ceuta rise to 72 after border surge from Morocco

Al Jazeera

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