Death toll from migrant rush into Spanish enclave in North Africa rises to 72

Morocco's Interior Ministry said in a statement on Sunday that 11 people had died, mostly by drowning while trying to cross into Spanish territory, noting that it was fact-checking reports on deaths from the other side of the border.

The death toll from a mass rush of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta last week reached at least 72 ‌on Sunday, as five more bodies were found along the North African coast, officials said.

SPANISH BORDER PATROLS REINFORCED IN CEUTA "It pains me deeply that young people are dying at sea.