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Migration death toll reaches 141 in Ceuta

By , based on Ahora EG

Map: Ceuta, Espagne

At least 141 people have died on Tarajal beach in Ceuta after a mass entry of migrants from Morocco the previous week. Spanish authorities have recovered 78 bodies from their waters, including three new deaths located on Tuesday, according to figures reported by Ahoraeg.

Ceuta, a Spanish enclave on the north coast of Africa, regularly sees attempts to enter from Morocco. The toll reported includes deaths that occurred after this mass arrival of migrants, without specifying in the available excerpt the victims’ nationalities.

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