From The Straits Times · · 1m
Spanish Police Clear Migrant Camp Ahead of Royal Visit
Spanish police remove migrant camp on Ceuta beach before royal visit.
In brief
Spanish police remove migrant camp on Ceuta beach before royal visit. Spanish police cleared a migrant camp on Ceuta beach ahead of King Felipe and Queen Letizia's royal visit. Originally reported by The Straits Times.
Migrant camp cleared
Spanish police cleared a migrant camp on Ceuta beach ahead of royal visit.
Migrants crossed border
More than 72,000 migrants crossed the border from Morocco into Ceuta in late July.
Migrants remain in enclave
At least 10,000 migrants remain in Ceuta straining local resources and fuelling tensions.
Migrants relocated
Police moved 3,000 migrants from Trampolin beach to temporary accommodation for processing or return to Morocco.
Local tensions rise
Locals held a demonstration on Saturday calling for migrants to leave Ceuta.
Royal visit scheduled
King Felipe and Queen Letizia visit Ceuta on October 13 to 14 for first time in his 12-year reign.
The headline
Spanish police cleared a migrant camp on Ceuta beach ahead of King Felipe and Queen Letizia's royal visit.
