CEUTA, 27 April, 2021 (TON): On Monday, the Spanish Police stated that around 100 migrants tried to swim to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from neighboring Morocco.

A spokesman for the Guardia Civil police force in Ceuta said, “The migrants set off Sunday from beaches in Fnideq, a few kilometres south of Ceuta and "some" managed to reach a beach in Ceuta on their own while most had to be rescued by Spanish rescue boats.”

The migrants, including minors, set off in groups of 20 to 30 throughout the day, he added.

"It is not normal, there can be groups of three, four or five, but not this many," the police spokesman said.

The migrants were checked by Red Cross workers and three were treated for hypothermia in hospital, meanwhile, rest were taken by police to warehouse where they will undergo quarantine before their demands for asylum are processed.

Another five migrants swam to Ceuta from Morocco on Monday, police said.

However, Ceuta together with a second Spanish enclave in north Africa, Melilla, have the European Union's only land borders with Africa, making them popular entry points for migrants seeking a better life in Europe.