At least 18 die after breach of border between Morocco and Spanish exclave of Ceuta

At least 18 migrants have died trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, where Spain deployed its military after thousands of people breached the border with Morocco and poured into the territory.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1443x962+0+0/resize/1443x962!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdd%2Fbf%2Fdeb171b044a7ae9d9488b62472ac%2Fap26211533051042.jpg' alt='Migrants cross from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Thursday, July 30, 2026.'/><p>At least 18 migrants have died trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, where Spain deployed its military after thousands of people breached the border with Morocco and poured into the territory.</p><p>(Image credit: Antonio Sempere)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-136507' />