Why more than 50,000 migrants surged the Spanish border at Cueta

An estimated fifty thousand migrants crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in chaotic scenes that left dozens dead, according to ABC News. The surge has prompted parts of Europe to tighten border controls in response. Ceuta, a Spanish territory on the North African coast, has long been a flashpoint for migration into the European Union.

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