Ceuta regains some calm in the midst of political tension

Ceuta has regained some of the calm that was stolen with the massive entry of thousands of Moroccans in an unprecedented crisis. Through the streets of the center and near the El Tarajal border, young people with bags could still be seen wandering from side to side on Saturday, but in much smaller groups than in the previous hours.

In the preceding days, up to 60,000 Moroccans managed to set foot in the autonomous city —with Thursday being the day of massive arrivals with numbers never recorded before—, but since Friday, migrants have been returning by the same route. Accesses have slowed down from Morocco and some attempts by groups of around "200 or 300 young people" have been registered, according to sources consulted.

The massive entry, which has left at least 67 victims, had the city on edge, with the Army deployed and the Civil Guard organizing the enormous human flows. The pressure cooker that Ceuta became is beginning to ease, while political tension is starting to rise. "We are not in a normal situation. There are still several thousand people who must be returned," emphasized the President of Ceuta, Juan Jesús Vivas, at an event with the leader of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo.