Desperate Moroccan Swims from Ceuta to Morocco, Defying Border Closure and Rough Seas

Separated from their families for months, Moroccans in Ceuta are increasingly feeling the desire to return home. The closure of borders due to the Covid-19 pandemic has made them nostalgic for Morocco. According to the newspaper El Faro de Ceuta, a Moroccan threw himself into the sea on Wednesday to reach the kingdom by swimming. And this, despite strong winds and announced storms. Still according to the newspaper, several similar cases have been recorded in recent months.

A year ago, migration was from the Moroccan coasts to the peninsula. But for the past few months, the opposite has been observed, notes the same source. The long closure of borders arouses in the Moroccans stranded in Ceuta the desire to join their families left in Morocco. No one could have imagined that men would be able to leave Spain for Morocco by swimming, marvels the newspaper. It is as if the Covid pandemic has changed the direction of migration.