Ceuta, Aug. 1 -- At least 67 people have died after tens of thousands of migrants attempted to enter Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco, with Spanish authorities reporting that they managed to deport most of the estimated 50,000-60,000 people who tried to illegally enter the enclave this week.
The unprecedented influx prompted Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to travel to Ceuta personally, while Italy temporarily reintroduced targeted border checks on arrivals from Spain and France tightened controls along its frontier. Sanchez has also called for an emergency meeting of EU Interior ministers, according to CNN.
Authorities in Ceuta said many of those who died drowned while attempting to reach the enclave by sea as tho...