Spain Establishes Accommodation for Migrants in Exclave Ceuta
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In July, tens of thousands of migrants arrived from Morocco in the Spanish exclave Ceuta - most returned after that. For the remaining people, Spain's government is now setting up shelters.
Some 72,000 migrants had crossed the border in an unprecedented and deadly influx to this Spanish territory in North Africa on 30 and 31 July.
On Thursday, the Spanish government announced the establishment of accommodation centres for 1,800 migrants in Ceuta, in order to alleviate the humanitarian crisis following the massive arrival of migrants from Morocco last month.
At the end of July, according to the Spanish authorities, about 72,000 migrants had reached the exclave Ceuta located next to Morocco by land or swimming, killing dozens of people. About 70,000 migrants returned to Morocco a little later or were brought back there.1.800 migrants are said to remain in Ceuta, among them many unaccompanied minors. Most of them have slept on the street or on the beach for the past few weeks. Residents complain about…
Three weeks after the mass influx of migrants, the Spanish government plans to establish two "temporary reception centers" in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. The aim is to provide accommodation for the approximately 1,800 refugees remaining there "so that they no longer have to spend their nights on the street or on the beach," the Ministry of Migration explained on Thursday.
Ceuta tries to recover the pulse after weeks of enormous migratory pressure. The informal settlements that had appeared in different parts of the city begin to disappear while the administrations accelerate the implementation of reception spaces. The central government assures that the response has not yet finished and prepares new places to attend to those who continue without stable accommodation. The Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and…
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