Ceuta migrant disaster death toll rises to 141, Morocco's deadliest in recent history

Ceuta migrant disaster death toll rises to 141, Morocco's deadliest in recent history Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Wed, 08/05/2026 - 11:50 Families demand answers over Rabat’s decision to allow tens of thousands of people to enter Spanish enclave Relatives and friends wait by a fence topped with barbed wire for the return of people who had previously crossed into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, at Morocco's Bab Sebta border crossing on the outskirts of Fnideq, on 2 August 2026 (Abdel Majid Bziouat/AFP) Off At least 141 people died after Moroccan authorities opened the border gates into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, triggering what appears to be Morocco’s deadliest migration disaster in recent history. Migrant rights organisation Caminando Fronteras said hospitals in northern Morocco had received 63 bodies recovered from Moroccan waters by Tuesday. The Moroccan government has not officially confirmed this.