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May 18, 2021

5,000 Asylum Seekers Swim from Morocco to Spanish Enclave of Ceuta
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Spanish authorities have apprehended about 5,000 refugees who swam from
Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa Monday. Among
them were about 1,500 children. A Spanish government spokesperson said
one person died in the attempt.

Meanwhile, the German humanitarian aid group Sea-Eye says it rescued at
least 330 refugees in recent days as they attempted the perilous journey
across the Mediterranean to flee poverty and violence in their
homelands.


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