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AEMET has updated their heat alerts:
Sunday: High temps Yellow Alert in Axarquia, up to 36C and up to 40C on Costa del Sol west of Rincon de la Victoria.
Monday: High temps Yellow Alert, up to 37C on Costa del Sol west of Rincon de la Victoria.
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Ceuta Migrant Crisis
Ceuta Migrant Crisis- Explainer & Analysis: {DigameXtra Exclusive}
– The Ceuta border crisis appears to have ended almost as quickly as it began, after an estimated 40,000 to 60,000 people converged on the Spanish enclave over two days in one of the largest mass migration incidents ever seen at the frontier.
– The influx overwhelmed local authorities, prompting Spain to deploy extra police and military personnel while Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visited Ceuta to assess the situation. A floating sea barrier is now being installed to strengthen border security and deter further crossings.
– Spanish officials say the vast majority of those who entered have already returned to Morocco, either voluntarily or through coordinated returns, leaving only a relatively small number still in Ceuta.
– The crisis claimed more than 50 lives, with people dying in the sea and during the chaotic attempts to reach Spanish territory. Recovery operations have continued along the coastline as authorities work to establish the final death toll.
– While Spanish and Moroccan officials have pointed to migrant trafficking networks as a driving force behind the mass movement, the exact cause remains under investigation. But considering that human smuggling gangs make their money selling boat rides, not swimming permits, there was no clear financial motivation for them to have organized this.
– An alternative explanation emerging from Spanish and Moroccan media proves social media played a crucial role in mobilising thousands of mainly young Moroccans. Reports describe Facebook groups, TikTok, Instagram, X and WhatsApp being used to share maps, crossing points, sea conditions and real-time updates, rapidly spreading news of the attempted crossings and encouraging others to join.
– Whether this represented a spontaneous social media flash-mob, an organised campaign, or was exploited by criminal trafficking networks has yet to be established. No single explanation has been confirmed. It has been noted that a recent Spanish court decision that specifies migrants arriving by sea must be allowed to stay and be processed before expulsion was announced and spread across social media, possibly encouraging migrants to make the crossing asap before the ruling is over-turned by a higher court.
– Other theories as to the root of the crisis– political efforts to destabilise Spain. It is suggested Morocco is upset with Spain over Sanchez’s trip to Algeria so they did very little to prevent the crisis; and a theory Russia is upset with Spain for promoting more Ukraine War sanctions on them, so they want to rattle Sanchez’s cage by making him look weak and feckless on the world stage. Neither theory has been supported by verifiable evidence.
– The events have also triggered wider concern across Europe. France strengthened checks at its border with Spain, while Italy announced temporary border controls for arrivals from Spain, highlighting fears that the Ceuta crisis could have wider implications for European border security.
– Although the immediate emergency appears to have subsided, questions remain over how such a large mobilisation developed so quickly and why such a large mobilisation was not prevented before thousands reached the border. -Ed.
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