Migrants from Morocco shelter in Spain's Ceuta weeks after mass crossing
Migrants remained in makeshift shelters near Sidi Embarek in Ceuta on Friday, hoping to secure formal accommodation weeks after arriving from neighbouring Morocco.
Footage showed migrants sleeping and eating in shelters made from reeds, plastic sheeting and discarded materials along the shoreline, while others queued for aid under police watch.
Alex, one of the migrants, described difficult conditions and appealed to Spanish authorities for accommodation at Ceuta's Temporary Stay Centre for Immigrants (CETI).
"At night, it is very cold... I wish they would improve our situation. To admit us to the centre, to CETI," he said. "Our situation is inhumane," he added.
Another migrant, Adnan Menfas, said he had spent six hours swimming to Ceuta and was seeking asylum in Spain.
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Others described risking their lives to reach the Spanish enclave. Mohamed, from Tetouan, said migrants had witnessed people dying during their journeys and were struggling without adequate food and clean water.
Meanwhile, Moroccan authorities said they intercepted more than 148 people around Fnideq as they attempted to cross irregularly into Ceuta.
Morocco and Spain have stepped up security amid calls on social media for another mass crossing into Ceuta and Melilla.
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