Spain tightened its borders after about 60,000 Moroccan immigrants reportedly broke into the city of Ceuta, the country's enclave in North Africa, in just one day.
The mayor of Ceuta, Juan Jesus Vivas, on Friday, July 31, said the number of immigrants who entered drastically was equivalent to 70 percent of the total population of the city.
The situation at the border has been heating up since Thursday (30/7), when thousands of Moroccan youth gathered at the border line, where hundreds of them managed to penetrate Spanish territory.
Responding to the migrant crisis, Italian Prime Minister (PM) Giorgia Meloni said she was considering extraordinary measures, including the possibility of freezing the Schengen area with Spain.
Meanwhile, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has strongly condemned the mass wave of immigrants and called it a threat to state sovereignty.
"What happened yesterday must be considered an attack and violation of the integrity of Spanish territory. Ceuta is a Spanish city and this event deserves our strongest condemnation," Sanchez said at a press conference in Ceuta, Friday, July 31, reported by ANTARA from Sputnik.
As a handling step, Sanchez will deploy 400 additional law enforcement personnel to Ceuta and order the installation of new fencing along the border line.
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