Ceuta: migrant camps dismantled before the arrival of King Felipe VI

Ceuta The last major migrant camp in Ceuta was dismantled on Sunday, two days before the arrival of the king and queen of Spain. More than 350 police officers, supported by soldiers, arrived shortly after 8 am on the El Guano esplanade, where hundreds of migrants were camping in makeshift shelters after being cleared from camps set up on nearby beaches. The migrants were boarded onto buses and taken to reception centers. These makeshift shelters were erected after the massive arrival of migrants in the Spanish enclave from Morocco on July 30th and 31st. More than 70,000 people according to official figures. Most have returned to the Kingdom, and thousands have chosen to stay there. King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia are scheduled to go to Ceuta on Tuesday before a trip to Melilla on October 14th. The first visit by a Spanish monarch since King Juan Carlos in 2007. It caused a diplomatic crisis between Rabat and Madrid. Morocco claims sovereignty over both enclaves.