Migrants climb the fences separating the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco in Melilla, SpainMadrid : The death toll in a deadly migrant rush on the enclave of Melilla from The death toll in a deadly migrant rush on the enclave of Melilla from Morocco climbed to 23 on Saturday, reported AFP. Initially, Moroccan officials said that five people lost their lives when 2,000 mostly sub-Saharan African migrants tried to cross the border separating Spain 's Melilla enclave from Morocco at dawn on Friday. Earlier in the day, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called the Melilla migrant rush as an attack on Spain's "territorial integrity". As per Melilla authorities, at least 500 people managed to enter the border control area after cutting a fence. Notably, Spain's two tiny North African enclaves, Melilla and Ceuta, have the EU's only land borders with Africa.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 26, 2022 06:23 UTC