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More Than 1,500 Migrants Reach Ceuta as Leaders Request National Emergency and Army

More than 1,500 migrants have arrived in Ceuta over the past days and regional authorities say reception centres are saturated and many people are sleeping outdoors.Juan Jesús Vivas has asked the Spanish government to declare a national emergency and to deploy the army, and Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska will visit Ceuta to assess security and humanitarian needs.The surge, seen in videos from Tarajal beach and largely involving Moroccan nationals, recalls the mass entry of more than 8,000 migrants in two days in 2021 and is straining coordination with Morocco and EU partners.
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