Spain fully deploys floating sea barrier off Ceuta's Tarajal beach as death toll from migrant crisis rises to 72, with 88 bodies held in city morgue. Police and military continue detaining migrants for deportation.
Spain fully deployed a floating sea barrier on Sunday along the maritime border of its North African enclave of Ceuta as authorities tightened border controls following a recent mass migrant influx from Morocco. The official death toll linked to the crisis has risen to 72, with 88 bodies held in Ceuta's morgue, some recovered from the sea more than two weeks after the surge.
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