Between Saturday and Sunday, around 70 Moroccans managed to swim to Ceuta, including nearly 30 people for the half-day on Sunday alone. Some believe that the Moroccan authorities want to put pressure on Spain following the reception of the leader of the Polisario, Brahim Ghali.
On Sunday afternoon, around 30 Moroccans, in wetsuits and swimsuits, threw themselves into the sea to reach Ceuta. They were all rescued by the rescue teams of the Red Cross, the GEAS of the Civil Guard as well as agents of other units. Since Saturday, Moroccans had arrived in small numbers in Ceuta, in broad daylight, without any control from Morocco.
The situation experienced on Sunday leaves you speechless, especially as the majority of migrants are minors aged 13 to 15 years. But beyond the disturbing number of people who were able to reach the shore, there are those who have disappeared at sea, the number of which is not determined. The Civil Guard helicopter continues to conduct the search. The families of the missing ask El Faro de Ceuta for information, without news of them.
The alert is now maximum at the borders. The Spanish security forces are keeping a close watch while waiting for possible attempts to swim across Moroccans. This year, they are already more than 200 Moroccans swimming to Ceuta. This weekend, two dead were found: a Moroccan identified by his family and another young man whose identity is unknown.
Some explain this posture of the Moroccan authorities as a political response following the reception by Spain of the leader of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, for humanitarian reasons. This inaction of Morocco in the face of this avalanche of people who threw themselves into the sea, according to the newspaper, sounds like a warning.
