Spain builds tent cities for the thousands stuck in Ceuta

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Aug 18, 2026 · 66 words

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Spain builds tent cities for the thousands stuck in Ceuta NewsFeed Spain builds tent cities for the thousands stuck in Ceuta Spain is building four temporary reception sites with 1,500 places as an estimated 5,000 migrants remain in Ceuta after more than…

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Why it matters

Many are living in makeshift beach camps while seeking work in Europe.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Spain is building four temporary reception sites with 1,500 places.

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Claim 1: “Spain is building four temporary reception sites with 1,500 places”

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Two independent web sources (YouTube report and Sözalt) explicitly state that Spain is building four temporary reception sites with 1,500 places.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since late July 2026, an estimated 80,000 people, mainly young men originating from Morocco, have illegally breached and crossed the border from Morocco into the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta in No…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ceuta_migrant_crisis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ceuta (UK: , US: ; Spanish: [ˈθewta, ˈsewta] ; Moroccan Arabic: سَبْتَة, romanized: Sabtah) is an autonomous city in Spain on the North African coast. Bordered by Morocco, it lies between the Mediterr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceuta

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ceuta Day (Spanish: Día de Ceuta), celebrated in Ceuta, Spain, on 2 September, is a holiday marking the date when Pedro de Meneses, 1st Count of Vila Real, became the first Governor of Ceuta by King J…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceuta_Day

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Claim 2: “an estimated 5,000 migrants remain in Ceuta”

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There are conflicting estimates regarding the number of migrants remaining in Ceuta. Some sources cite 3,000 to 5,000 (Juan Vivas), while other sources mention estimates as high as 7,000 to 9,000.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ceuta Heliport (Spanish: Helipuerto de Ceuta) (IATA: JCU, ICAO: GECE) is the heliport, and only air transport facility, serving the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta, in North Africa.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceuta_Heliport

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Claim 3: “more than 72,000 people crossed from Morocco in July”

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Multiple independent sources, including Al Jazeera and other web reports, confirm that at least 72,000 people crossed from Morocco into Ceuta in late July.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The border between Morocco and Spain consists of three non-contiguous lines totalling 18.5 km (11.5 miles) around the Spanish territories of Ceuta (8 km; 5 miles), Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera (85 metr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco–Spain_border

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