Death toll rises to 88 in Ceuta as tensions continue

Madrid, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) The Ceuta Government informed on Monday that the migrants' death toll, during the influx of more than 50,000 people into the autonomous city on July 30, had risen to 88, as tensions continue.

August 3, 2026
12:49

With marked differences regarding the central government, Ceuta’s President, Juan Jesus Vivas, estimated that between 3,000 and 5,000 migrants remain in the Spanish autonomous city.

Vivas told Telecinco that Spain’s “territorial integrity” has been “violated” in Ceuta “through an influx” he estimated at 80,000 people.

In clear contradiction with the statistics provided by the Interior Ministry, the president underscored that “the anguish, the fear, and the feeling of powerlessness and dread experienced by the citizens of Ceuta continue to be etched in our collective consciousness.”

Vivas hinted that before the July 30 events, his administration already had a “clear concern” because there were “movements” indicating that exceptional measures needed to be taken with a “unified command” under the National Security Law.

Alberto Nunez Feijoo, leader of the People’s Party (PP), who visited Ceuta, demanded that the central government end the total expulsion of those who entered the city irregularly, located on the African continent.

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