Ceuta, Spain

Migrants land en masse: Spain was scrambling to secure its borders this week after some 8,000 migrants poured into the tiny Spanish enclave of Ceuta, a chunk of land jutting out from Morocco into the Mediterranean. Most of the arrivals entered the territory by swimming around border fences that extend into the sea, while some used inflatable rafts to reach Ceuta’s beaches. Spanish forces quickly deported at least half of the migrants, but authorities were angered by footage that showed Moroccan border guards doing nothing to hold back the crowds. Some analysts suspect that Morocco allowed the exodus because it was upset that Madrid permitted Brahim Ghali, the leader of Western Sahara’s separatist Polisario Front, to be treated at a Spanish hospital last month. Ceuta, population 80,000, has been ruled by Spain since the 17th century.