Spain puts up barrier on Ceuta beach after 60,000 migrants break through

JAKARTA - The Spanish government has started installing new barriers in the waters off Tarajal, Ceuta, amid a surge in migrant arrivals from Morocco.

The barrier is in the form of a fence that can be blown and inflated (inflatable) along 500 meters with a height of 30 to 70 centimeters above sea level.

As reported by ANTARA from Sputnik, Saturday, August 1, the bottom of the barrier can reach a depth of up to 1 meter below sea level and is equipped with a row of floats anchored to the sea floor, according to the news agency's report.

There is a gap between the series of barriers that will later become an exit-entry route for Spanish Civil Guard ships that patrol.

The local government said the situation at night in Ceuta was "normal" and the flow of migrants had completely stopped.

Meanwhile, the process of repatriating migrants to Morocco continues without any significant incidents.

On Friday (31/7), the Mayor of Ceuta Juan Jesus Vivas stated that around 60 thousand people from Morocco had entered the city in just one day.

At least 57 of them were reported dead, according to a report in the newspaper El Pais. The newspaper El Mundo reported that 25 thousand people had returned to Morocco.