Viral videos, misinformation inspires thousands to swim to Spain’s Ceuta
Migrants from Morocco cross into Ceuta by sea as other gather near the border fence between the Spanish enclave of Ceuta and Morocco, as seen from Ceuta, Spain on July 30. Photo by Fabian Bimmer / REUTERS
Reuters
The rush of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta last month began with a trickle.
Encouraged by a handful of viral videos, including some posted by a Spanish news outlet intended to highlight the burden of migration pressures, the movement of a few dozen youths quickly turned into tens of thousands swimming en masse
More than 80 people drowned or were crushed in a stampede, according to official tallies.
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