India, Aug. 1 -- Spain has announced it was installing a 500-meter-long (1,600-foot) containment barrier on the sea border between its North African territory of Ceuta and neighbouring Morocco after between 50,000 and 60,000 migrants breached the frontier earlier this week.

A floating pneumatic barrier was installed off the coast of Ceuta near the Tarajal breakwater, according to a report by the New York Times.

The inflatable pneumatic barrier spans 500 metres in length, sitting 30 to 70 centimetres above the water and dropping 1 metre below the surface. It is reinforced by an outer line of anchored buoys provided by the Spanish Navy. A designated channel between the structural lines allows Guardia Civil vessels to continuously monitor ...