In occupied Ceuta, the migration crisis is no longer simply a management crisis for which the authorities are searching for an answer. Within a matter of weeks, it moved into the streets, then onto the beaches, and finally into the sea itself. And at the very moment when hundreds of migrants were sleeping on the ground, dozens of Spanish boats appeared off the city under the banner of a \u201cSolidarity Flotilla.\u201d<\/p>\n
The image alone deserves attention.<\/p>\n
Boats flying Spanish flags, horns sounding, slogans such as \u201cCeuta is not for sale, Ceuta is defended\u201d and \u201cInvaders, out,\u201d while on the other side of the scene, people were still looking for somewhere to sleep, for water, food and basic sanitation.<\/p>\n
That is where the story begins to move beyond the arrival of around 60 boats from Andalusia, later joined by local vessels, bringing the number taking part in the maritime display to nearly 100, according to Spanish media.<\/p>\n