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Morocco closes border accesses with Spain and interrupts migratory exodus

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Castillejos (Morocco), May 19 (EFE). (Camera: Mohamed Siali) The Moroccan police sealed the Tarajal border crossing on Wednesday and interrupted the migratory exodus that in the past two days allowed 8,000 undocumented immigrants to enter the Spanish city of Ceuta, as Efe has been able to verify at the border .FOOTAGE OF THE SITUATION IN THE BORDERSOUNDBITES OF SAID, A 32-YEAR-OLD MOROCCAN FISHERMAN, WHO ENTERED CEUTA BUT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO MOROCCAN TERRITORY BY THE SPANISH AUTHORITIES.TRANSLATIONWe have been in Ceuta for 4 days, we have eaten well. We have returned because there is nothing. If you want to emigrate (to Europe) from there you have to pay. We had thought that they would take us as they did before to Spain. We have returned to our children and parents There is nothing to do there (in Ceuta) ".

Added on the 19/05/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés

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