
西班牙当局在周日清除了塞乌塔最后一个主要的移民营地,就在西班牙国王和王后访问两天前,法新社现场记者称。
Spanish authorities on Sunday cleared the last major migrant encampment in Ceuta, two days before a visit by Spain's king and queen, AFP reporters at the scene said.
该营地是在7月30日和31日,超过7万人从邻国摩洛哥涌入西班牙领土后形成的。
The camp sprang up after a mass influx of more than 70,000 people into the Spanish territory from neighbouring Morocco on July 30 and 31.
虽然大多数人在几天内返回摩洛哥,但仍有数千人滞留在塞乌塔,在街头或海滩露宿。
Although most returned to Morocco within days, thousands remain in Ceuta, sleeping rough in the streets or on beaches.
此次突然涌入期间,数十人死亡,引发欧盟广泛担忧,并引发马德里的政治危机。
The sudden influx, during which scores of people died, sparked alarm across the European Union and triggered a political crisis in Madrid.
周日上午8点左右,警方和军队抵达埃瓜诺广场,数百名移民当时正在此露营,居住在临时搭建的庇护所中,此前附近海滩的定居点已被清理,法新社记者亲眼所见。
Police backed by soldiers arrived shortly after 8:00 am on Sunday at the El Guano esplanade, where hundreds of migrants had been camping in makeshift shelters following earlier clearances of settlements on nearby beaches, an AFP reporter saw.
移民被送上巴士前往接收中心,而清洁队伍随即进入清理广场和海滩。一些移民逃入附近山丘以避免被送上巴士。
Migrants were put on buses and taken to reception centres, while cleaning crews moved in to clear the esplanade and beach. Some migrants fled into nearby hills to avoid being put on buses.
费利佩六世国王和莱蒂西亚王后计划于周二访问塞乌塔,此次访问与政府协调进行。
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia are scheduled to visit Ceuta on Tuesday, on a trip coordinated with the government.
摩洛哥宣称对塞乌塔和梅利利亚——西班牙的两个北非飞地拥有主权。
Morocco claims sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla, Spain's two North African enclaves.
西班牙君主自2007年11月胡安·卡洛斯国王访问后,首次访问这两座城市,此次访问将于10月14日前往梅利利亚,此前胡安·卡洛斯国王的访问曾引发与摩洛哥的外交危机。
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The royal visit to Ceuta, followed by a trip to Melilla on October 14, will be the first by a Spanish monarch to the two cities since King Juan Carlos travelled there in November 2007, sparking a diplomatic crisis with Morocco.- Ends