The migration crisis, which has put a strain on the reception centres in the Canary Islands and Ceuta in recent months, is also having an impact in Melilla. Last night, the Moroccan authorities foiled the attempt to enter the autonomous city of “a large group of people”, which the Melilla media speak of hundreds of young people, across the border post of the port city of Beni-Enzarwhich connects Morocco to Melilla.
Sources from the Government Delegation in the City of Melilla reported in a statement that, around midnight, the Moroccan authorities enhanced security measures from the border post using the gates intermittently, “in the presence of a large group of people in the vicinity of Beni-Enzar who, as expected, wanted to access Melilla.”
So far, the Government Delegation has not reported the entry of any of these young people who have tried to enter Spain by force. From January 1 to August 31, 58 people entered Melilla irregularly by land, according to the latest report from the Ministry of the Interior, collected by Ep.
In recent weeks, there has been a notable increase in swimming attempts, particularly in the city of Ceutawhere, this Wednesday, the Minister of Youth and Children, Sira Regowill hold a meeting with the president of the autonomous city, Juan Jesús Vivas, as well as with different actors involved in the care of migrant children.
On Sunday night, Spanish and Moroccan authorities prevented the entry of 50 people swimming in the sea from the Moroccan coast of the province of Nador towards Melilla. The attempt occurred in the area of the South Dam, a place located less than 300 meters from the city of Nador of Beni-Enzar, where, precisely, yesterday morning, the Moroccan security forces foiled the entry on foot.
The government delegate in Melilla, Sabrina Moh, recently acknowledged the migratory pressure on Melilla claiming that in just one week, more than 300 people tried to access the city by sea, according to Ep.
