The threat of a new massive jump this Wednesday raises to six the alerts in Ceuta and Melilla since the beginning of July
The Interior Ministry is adding almost 150 police officers and civil guards to the security device, which is being bolstered by the reinforcement of Morocco's border.
A significant new attempt to cross the border en masse by irregular migrants is feared for this Wednesday, raising the alert level to six in Ceuta and Melilla, according to the interior minister's public statement on Monday. This marks the sixth such alert the security forces have faced since nearly 80,000 people swam across from Morocco to Ceuta on July 30 and 31.
Before this latest alert, coinciding with legislative elections in Morocco, social media and messaging channels had also posted calls for mass border crossings on August 8, 9, 12, 15, and September 20, according to Interior sources. The first three of these alerts had not been publicly reported until now, and during those days, no significant movements occurred at the border.
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