Death toll among illegal migrants attempting to reach Spain's Ceuta rises to 88

The number of migrants who died while attempting to enter the Spanish enclave city of Ceuta from Morocco has risen to 88.

Report informs via Spanish media that most of the deaths were caused by drowning.

Local authorities have set up a temporary morgue with a capacity of 200 places, where the bodies of those who died while attempting to enter the enclave continue to be delivered.

According to estimates from state security forces, around 73,500 migrants have left Ceuta. The figures may include migrants who arrived in the autonomous city several days before the mass entry attempt, as well as those who entered and exited the territory multiple times.