At least 18 die as 49,000 cross to Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco

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Some drowned and others caught up in crush, official says, and thousands sleep on streets or in parks

At least 18 people have died trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after about 49,000 migrants breached the border with Morocco and poured into the tiny territory.

Spain sent ​military and police reinforcements to Ceuta on Thursday after people crossed by land and sea. Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, is expected to join the interior minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, on a visit to Ceuta on Friday morning.

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