Ceuta migrant crisis

Learning English from the News

2026-08-05

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(Photo By Marcos Moreno/Europa Press via Getty Images) The story Around 60,000 migrants swam around the border from Morocco into Ceuta, part of Spain, which has a population of 80,000. Spanish authorities said almost all those who reached the enclave have now returned. At least 72 migrants died attempting the journey. Many EU leaders called for an urgent meeting, asking for the end of policies that could encourage illegal migration. But Spain says that as Ceuta is not part of mainland Spain, there was never a security threat to other EU countries. News headlines  Runaway online rumors sparked frantic rush by migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta AP News  How Spain's migrant crisis created a political storm - whipped up by social media BBC News  EU ministers to back Spain as Ceuta crisis pushes migration up the agenda Politico  Key words and phrases runaway out of control; beyond expectations  whipped up caused or made stronger  push (something) up the agenda  bring forward discussion of something because of its importance Next If you find learning English from the news useful, find more programmes here.  Find all our latest programmes. Explore different topics in English.
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  • From BBC Learning English, this is Learning English from the News, our podcast about the news headlines.

  • In this programme, tens of thousands of migrants swam around the border into Ceuta, part of Spain.

  • But what caused the crisis?

  • Hello, I'm Pippa.

  • And I'm Georgie.

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  • So, let's hear more about this story.

  • About 60,000 migrants managed to break through the border between Morocco and the Spanish territory of Ceuta last week.

  • Many of the migrants swam around the border fence, leading to chaos in Ceuta,

  • which only has a population of around 80,000 people.

  • At least 72 migrants died attempting to make the journey.

  • Spanish authorities say the majority of migrants have now been returned to Morocco.

  • It's thought viral social media posts declaring Spain is open encouraged so many people to try to get to Ceuta.

  • Let's have our first headline.

  • This one is from AP News, an international news agency.

  • Runaway online rumours sparked frantic rush by migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta.

  • That headline again from AP News.

  • Runaway online rumours sparked frantic rush by migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta.