Ceuta: EU calls for stronger borders after migrant crossings into Spanish territory - BBC News

Ursula von der Leyen has called for action ahead of an urgent EU interior ministers meeting to discuss the issue.

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Watch: Migrants started to return to Morocco after thousands entered Spain's Ceuta on 30 July

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for "united action" on border security after the chaotic influx of tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta last week.

Spain ⁠estimates that about 69,500 migrants ​have now returned to Morocco, exceeding initial estimates of 50,000. The official death toll on the Spanish side of the border stands at 72, with 11 deaths on the Moroccan side.

EU interior minister are holding emergency talks by video conference on Tuesday to discuss the issue.