AdvertisementA weeping migrant boy used plastic bottles to stay afloat during a desperate bid to reach a Spanish enclave. As he left the water yesterday, the boy darted across the beach past Spanish soldiers and attempted to scale a wall barefoot before being detained. Since Monday, a record 8,000 migrants have crossed into Ceuta from Morocco, prompting chaotic scenes as authorities struggled to manage the unprecedented influx. The outskirts of Fnideq, a Moroccan border town, were deserted on Thursday under a heavy security presence following scuffles on Wednesday night. The armed group has fought for the independence of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony mainly under Moroccan control, for decades.

Source: Daily Mail May 20, 2021 15:24 UTC