Children in Ceuta went back to school today, but what should be an exciting return for young students was clouded by fear.
As the Spanish enclave in North Africa continues to struggle with a mass migration crisis, soldiers and police were deployed today to guard classrooms, while worried parents packed pepper spray in their children’s backpacks.
Meanwhile, teachers have reported seeing homeless migrants defecating outside classrooms.
It has been 40 days since 70,000 North African migrants stormed Ceuta’s beaches, quickly sparking a humanitarian crisis in the Spanish territory.
Although most of those who entered Ceuta have now returned to Morocco, between 3,500 and 7,000
To provide well-rounded coverage and a breadth of insight across various events, we rely on contributions from several staff writers, each bringing their own area of expertise to our publication.