Spanish authorities raised the count from 67 deaths Saturday to 72 deaths Sunday as searches continued.
The barrierMap
500 metres of a 7.6 km border
Spain's answer to the rush is a floating barrier along Ceuta's sea border. Drawn to scale against the boundary it reinforces.
A close map of Ceuta and its land border with Morocco, with a scale bar showing the 500 m floating barrier against the 7.6 km boundary. Places marked: Ceuta; Border, south end; Border, north end. Figures: deaths confirmed by Sunday, 72; arrivals from Morocco on 30–31 July, ≈60,000; of floating barrier, 500 m; of land border with Morocco, 7.6 km. A scale bar shows the floating barrier Spain installed along Ceuta's sea border.
What this map shows, as data
| Place | Role | Position | What the reporting says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceuta | Place | 35.89°N, 5.31°W | Spanish autonomous city on the North African coast, bordered by Morocco on three sides and the Mediterranean on the fourth. | OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) |
| Border, south end | Chokepoint | 35.87°N, 5.34°W | Where the land border meets the Mediterranean. Entrants were reported reaching Ceuta by swimming around the barriers here and by scaling the fences. | OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) |
| Border, north end | Chokepoint | 35.91°N, 5.38°W | The border's other terminus, on the Strait of Gibraltar shore. | OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) |
| Figure | Value | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| deaths confirmed by Sunday | 72 | Raised from 67 on Saturday as searches continued; drownings and a stampede. | AP: Spain installs 500-metre barrier at Ceuta |
| arrivals from Morocco on 30–31 July | ≈60,000 | — | AP: Spain installs 500-metre barrier at Ceuta |
| of floating barrier | 500 m | Rises 30–70 cm above the water and extends up to a metre below it. | France 24/Reuters: Spain installs floating barrier in Ceuta |
| of land border with Morocco | 7.6 km | Measured along the OpenStreetMap boundary geometry drawn on this map. Not a reported figure. | OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) |
Where every coordinate came from
- Coordinates: Natural Earth 1:10m populated places, Admin-1 capital “Ceuta”. Boundary: OpenStreetMap relation 1154756.
- Southern terminus of the Ceuta–Morocco boundary in OpenStreetMap relation 1154756.
- Northern terminus of the Ceuta–Morocco boundary in OpenStreetMap relation 1154756.
- Length as reported by AP (500 m, “about one-third of a mile”). Drawn as a scale bar rather than sited on the map: the alignment was not published.
Sources: AP: Spain installs 500-metre barrier at Ceuta · France 24/Reuters: Spain installs floating barrier in Ceuta · OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Natural Earth (public domain)
Seventy-two dead among roughly sixty thousand who crossed
Drownings and stampede deaths are counted together; the reporting does not break them out. Spain has since installed a 500-metre floating barrier along Ceuta's sea border.
The numbers
| Measure | People | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Confirmed dead | 72 | confirmed by Sunday, revised up from 67 on Saturday as searches continued |
| Arrivals | 60,000 | roughly this many crossed from Morocco on July 30 and 31 |