Juan Jesús Vivas, the governor of the city of Ceuta, said on Thursday during a meeting of the European Parliament that around 100 people lost their lives during the massive influx of migrants across the border that occurred last week.
Vivas added that between 3,000 and 5,000 migrants are still present in Ceuta, according to what the Reuters news agency reported.
The spokesperson for the European Union said today that there have been no illegal movements to the mainland of Spain from the migrants who arrived in Ceuta during last week's massive border influx.
The spokesperson added during a press conference: “We have understood from the Spanish authorities that at this time, illegal movements toward the mainland of Spain and Europe have successfully been prevented so far.”
Yesterday, local leaders in Ceuta, which continues to suffer the repercussions of the influx of 72,000 migrants who reached its shores within a single week, confirmed that the authorities are seeking to transfer hundreds of minors who arrived unaccompanied to the mainland of Spain.
The local government mentioned that about 1,100 unaccompanied minors, who arrived before and during the influx wave, cannot be urgently deported and are still in Ceuta, despite the majority of migrants having returned to Morocco since then.
Some of them are staying in temporary accommodations in warehouses or sleeping in the streets, while reception centers in Ceuta face significant difficulties in dealing with the situation.