18 illegal migrants have died while trying to cross from the Castillejos coast in Morocco to Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa.
elchi reports that, according to local media, 18 of the illegal migrants trying to cross to Ceuta have lost their lives.
Over the past week, 1,500 people have crossed from Morocco to Ceuta, mostly by swimming, but official figures have not yet been released.
What happened?
More than 800 illegal migrants trying to swim from the Castillejos coast in Morocco to Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa, have been detained.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced that the government has mobilized all available resources regarding the incident.
The Spanish government has decided to deploy armed forces to the region to ensure security following the increase in illegal migration attempts towards Ceuta.
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