Moroccan migrants swim around Spain border barriers

Thousands of migrants swam or used inflatable devices to enter Ceuta, Spain's north African enclave, from Morocco.

Ceuta's president Juan Jesús Vivas urged Spain to declare a national emergency and take control of the crisis.

Spain and Morocco agreed to return the migrants, but no timeline was set.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the government would mobilize resources and restore normalcy.

The event echoes a 2021 border crisis when over 8,000 people entered Ceuta in two days.