MADRID (AP) — Authorities in Spain say around 3,000 Moroccans, 1,000 of whom are presumed to be minors, crossed into the Spanish northern African enclave of Ceuta. A spokesman for the Spanish government’s delegation in Ceuta said that the Moroccans swam or boarded inflatable boats Monday to get around breakwaters that go several meters into the Mediterranean Sea from the land border with Morocco. A young male drowned attempting the crossing and various others, including toddlers, were rescued suffering from hypothermia. Ceuta and nearby Melilla, another Spanish territory, are seen as a stepping stone into Europe by hundreds of African migrants.
