At least 72 dead amid mass migrant rush to storm Spanish enclave of Ceuta sparking border crisis

At least 72 migrants are dead after a chaotic rush to storm the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, turning one of Europe's latest border crises into a humanitarian disaster that is reigniting debate over immigration across the continent.

Spanish authorities continued searching the waters off Ceuta over the weekend for additional victims after an estimated 50,000 to 60,000 migrants — most of them young men — poured into the tiny Spanish territory in North Africa.

Officials said many of the victims drowned while attempting the crossing, while others were killed in a stampede near a breakwater barrier.

The mass crossing unfolded over several days, temporarily increasing Ceuta's population of roughly 84,000 by more than half.

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