### [2026-07-31](/feed/2026/07/31/index.md)

##### Morocco–Spain relations
# Ceutan mayor-president Juan Jesús Vivas says that around 60,000 undocumented migrants have entered the Spanish exclave in North Africa in the last 24 hours, as the death toll rises to 57. 




### Sources:

1. [BBC News](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2kp639yx4o)
2. [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jul/31/cueta-spain-morocco-italy-migration-schengen-europe-latest-news-updates#top-of-blog)

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