Two children drowned off the coast of Spanish-held Ceuta last weekend, as the deadly risks tied to irregular migration attempts across the Strait rise, Spanish media reported.
The first body was discovered in the Sarchal area, while rescue teams recovered the second hours later near “Recinto.”
The Civil Guard’s judicial police have opened an investigation to identify the victims and notify their families for burial.
The deaths raise the toll of migrant fatalities in Ceuta’s waters this summer to more than 20, a figure reflecting the intensifying pressures around crossings.
According to Spain’s General Directorate of Immigration and Borders, irregular entries into Ceuta have surged sharply in recent years. After 767 cases in 2022 and a slight dip to 708 in 2023, numbers skyrocketed to 1,936 in 2024, an increase of 173.4 percent.
By August 2025, entries had already reached 2,418, up nearly 25 percent year-on-year.
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