“Departures from Ceuta to Morocco on July 31 until 3:30 PM (local time, 4:30 PM Lithuanian time): more than 37,500 people,” reads the statement from the Ministry of the Interior sent to the news agency AFP.
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The escalation at the Spain-Morocco border began after an increase on Wednesday in migrants trying to reach this small exclave, mostly by swimming.
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During this influx of migrants, about 60,000 people entered the Spanish Ceuta enclave from Morocco, local regional president Juan Jesus Vivas told journalists earlier on Friday.
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