Waiting for the king: in Ceuta eliminated the last camp for 400 migrants

Authorities in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta have dismantled the last migrant camp on Guano Beach, where about 400 people were held. The operation took place two days before the planned visit of King Philip VI and Queen Letizia.

The eviction began on Saturday at about 08:00 local time. The operation involved national and local police, the Civil Guard, migration services and riot control units.

Migrants were taken by bus to the Center for temporary accommodation of foreigners. Their data was registered there, after which people should be distributed to state institutions for living. Some of the camp's inhabitants left before the operation began and fled to the nearby hills.

Minors were separated from adults. The children will be sent to specialized institutions. Some of them went to the staff with posters asking them to be transferred to a juvenile centre.

After the eviction of people, utilities began clearing the beach of tents, debris and other abandoned things. The extent of environmental damage has yet to be determined.

The camp has repeatedly become a place of conflict and theft. He has also been linked to the deaths of two people.

The visit of Philip VI and Leticia to Ceuta is scheduled for October 13. The royal couple will take part in a commemorative ceremony in honor of those killed in a mass attempt to cross the sea border near Tarahal.

After an overnight stay in the enclave, the monarch and queen will travel to Melilla. The last time the Spanish monarch stayed overnight in Ceuta was during the time of Alfonso XIII, who visited the enclave in 1904 and 1927.