The human tragedy was undeniable: around 60,000 desperate people surging across a breakwater barrier from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta last Thursday, some drowning and others trampling their fellow migrants underfoot,

Last week's deadly surge of migrants into Spain's North African enclave Ceuta did not "compromise" the European Union's visa-free Schengen travel zone, the Spanish interior minister said on

For the first time since the asylum reform took effect, a member state is facing a crisis. Spain is coming under pressure—including from other EU countries.

The Spanish government said on Thursday that it would deploy the army to Ceuta to reinforce security after the crossings, which saw many migrants swim around the border to reach the territory. View on

Around 60,000 migrants have crossed into the Spanish enclave in North Africa over the past day, Ceuta's head of government said.

The European Union defended its response to a recent surge of migrants into Ceuta, Spain, asserting that the integrity of the Schengen Area remains intact. , Europe, Times Now

The Spanish territory's mayor-president also says 100 deaths occurred as a result of 78,000 migrants crossing from neighbouring Morocco.

As I am writing this, much is still not known about the 60,000-odd people who swam from Morocco to Ceuta last week. But we do know that many of them saw social-media posts encouraging them to swim to Ceuta and,