Thousands of migrants run through the streets: This is what happened after Spain opened a tent camp in Ceuta
Thousands of migrants ran through the streets of Ceuta after Spanish police began moving them to a new tent camp in the city's port. About 13,000 migrants remained in the enclave after a mass infiltration of over 70,000 people more than a month and a half ago, and have been sleeping in the streets and on beaches until now. Police struggled to control the crowds fighting for space at the tent site and used tear gas.
Thousands of migrants ran through the streets of Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa, after Spanish police began moving them to a new tent camp in the city's port. About 13,000 migrants remained in the enclave after a mass infiltration of over 70,000 people more than a month and a half ago, and have been sleeping in the streets and on beaches until now. Police struggled to control the crowds fighting for space at the tent site and used tear gas to stop the chaos. The Spanish government carried out the transfer despite opposition from the conservative local authority. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez faced harsh criticism over his handling of the crisis, and this month tens of thousands protested in Ceuta and various cities across Spain. Sánchez insisted that his government did not mismanage the crisis, but that authorities failed to cope with the scale of the migrant influx. He admitted that authorities were overwhelmed by the huge number of migrants and expressed hope of gaining control of the situation by the end of the year. Sánchez accused Russia and Israel, along with the international far-right, of spreading false information that contributed to the mass entry.