Death toll in Spain border crisis reaches 67 as tens of thousands cross back in to Morocco

The death toll in Spain's Ceuta border crisis with Morocco has climbed to 67. They included some who drowned and some who were killed in a stampede to cross a breakwater barrier.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4063x2709+0+0/resize/4063x2709!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F27%2F18%2Fdfa5bedd4b11a37be59ef540d14f%2Fap26213268119220.jpg' alt='Migrants return to Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026.'/><p>The death toll in Spain's Ceuta border crisis with Morocco has climbed to 67. They included some who drowned and some who were killed in a stampede to cross a breakwater barrier.</p><p>(Image credit: Antonio Sempere)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5916271' />