Last week, more than 70,000 migrants stormed into Ceuta, a Spanish enclave on the North African coast, almost doubling the population of the city in 48 hours. More than 80 people died. Ceuta was overwhelmed: shops shut, residents barricaded themselves indoors and unaccompanied children slept rough on the streets as the city's only migrant reception centre filled within hours.
Despite most having returned to Morocco, the crisis has left many questions unanswered: what triggered the mass crossing? Why did the border fail so spectacularly? And can Spain's left-wing government stop it happening again?
The Mail on Sunday's chief reporter Ian Gallagher has been in Ceuta, gathering the stories of those who made the crossing. On this special episode of Deep Dive, he sits down with senior foreign news reporter Eliana Silver to piece together how the crisis unfolded and ask what happens next.
Host: Eliana Silver
Producer: John Rogers
Executive Producer: Joseph Luke Palmer
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