{"id":365833,"date":"2026-07-30T16:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ceuta-calls-for-emergency-as-hundreds-of-migrants-swim-into-spanish-territory\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T16:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:00:11","slug":"ceuta-calls-for-emergency-as-hundreds-of-migrants-swim-into-spanish-territory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ceuta-calls-for-emergency-as-hundreds-of-migrants-swim-into-spanish-territory\/","title":{"rendered":"Ceuta calls for &#8217;emergency&#8217; as hundreds of migrants swim into Spanish territory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/GDYNIq1WrdM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ceuta calls for 'emergency' as hundreds of migrants swim into Spanish territory\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GDYNIq1WrdM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Authorities in Ceuta are calling for a national emergency, after reports that 1,500 migrants entered the Spanish territory by sea in the last few days.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Footage appears to show hundreds of migrants swimming across the border from Morocco into the tiny Spanish enclave in North Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The territory\u2019s President, Juan Jesus Vivas, today called for \u201ca situation of total humanitarian and social emergency\u201d and said more than 200 people-a-day were entering Ceuta.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Spain\u2019s central government in Madrid said that several ministries were now &quot;acting in coordination to respond with the utmost speed and efficiency to the situation in Ceuta&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Ceuta and Melilla, another Spanish autonomous city, are the EU\u2019s only land borders with North Africa.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, there was a similar surge in migrants where 8,000 crossed in a few days.<\/p>\n<p>#News #Channel4News #Migrants #Ceuta #Spain<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities in Ceuta are calling for a national emergency, after reports that 1,500 migrants entered the Spanish territory by sea in the last few days. 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