Salir de Ceuta por su propio pie: “No puedo más, me voy. Aún no sé para qué vine”
La frontera entre la ciudad autónoma y Marruecos es un goteo diario de adolescentes que dejan voluntariamente la frontera tras “el peor mes de mi vida”
Tarek and his sister Salma arrived at Ceuta with nothing, carrying only their feet. They left Ceuta with no possessions and no destination in mind as they crossed the border. They make no farewell gestures as they depart. Their last month is described by both as the worst of their lives. Looking closer, their journey has disrupted a city, fitting into a crisis with far-reaching international implications, involving Russia, Israel, and Italy.
It has put Spain's Pedro Sánchez government before its biggest migrant emergency. Tarek, 20, says with a sigh, "I can't take it anymore, I'm leaving. I still don't know why I came." His 17-year-old sister, Salma, adds, "I wanted to return to school." The two have shared a month of mutual protection and have embarked on their return to Oued Laou on Monday, a two-hour drive from Ceuta and five from Melilla by the coast.
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