At least 5,000 migrants, including a thousand minors, reached the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from neighboring Morocco during the single day of Monday, May 17, Spanish authorities said, citing a
"record"
in the midst of tensions between Rabat and Madrid .
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By swimming or on foot, arrivals have multiplied from morning to evening in Spanish territory located in the north-west of the Maghreb, migrants leaving Moroccan beaches located a few kilometers south of Ceuta, a spokesperson for Ceuta said. the prefecture of Ceuta to AFP, which confirmed that this number was unprecedented.