- A massive surge toward Ceuta after social-media rumors left more than 70,000 people trying to cross and at least 90 confirmed dead, marking the deadliest Morocco–Spain migration crisis in recent memory.
- Human stories behind the numbers: Ayoub Akbili sought money for his mother’s surgery, Hamza Haibouri chased a pro-soccer dream, and 19-year-old Abdelouahed Iken was driven by the lure of friends’ lives abroad.
- Aftermath includes tightened border controls, most survivors returned to Morocco, and families struggling with repatriation paperwork and costs as authorities and rights groups spar over responsibility.
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