On August 10, Spanish officials updated the estimated number of illegal immigrants during the recent Ceuta crisis, raising it to 80,000 from the previous 72,000. The new data was announced by Spanish Minister of Territorial Policy Angel Victor Torres during his visit to Ceuta on the 10th. The Spanish enclave of Ceuta is located on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa near the Strait of Gibraltar and is bordered by Morocco. From the end of July to the beginning of August, a large number of illegal immigrants were smuggled from Morocco to Ceuta, triggering Spain's worst border immigration crisis in recent years. Torres said that this wave of smuggling mainly occurred on July 30, and the vast majority of illegal immigrants returned to Morocco within 24 to 48 hours. According to the latest data from Spain, 83 people died during the smuggling process.

On August 10, Spanish officials updated the estimated number of illegal immigrants during the recent Ceuta crisis, raising it to 80,000 from the previous 72,000. The new data was announced by Spanish Minister of Territorial Policy Angel Victor Torres during his visit to Ceuta on the 10th. The Spanish enclave of Ceuta is located on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa near the Strait of Gibraltar and is bordered by Morocco. From the end of July to the beginning of August, a large number of illegal immigrants were smuggled from Morocco to Ceuta, triggering Spain's worst border immigration crisis in recent years. Torres said that this wave of smuggling mainly occurred on July 30, and the vast majority of illegal immigrants returned to Morocco within 24 to 48 hours. According to the latest data from Spain, 83 people died during the smuggling process.