Morocco blames social media, human traffickers for Spain migrant rush

Morocco's Interior Ministry says the recent mass crossing of migrants into the Spanish ​enclaves ‌of Ceuta and Melilla was fuelled by misinformation on social media, ‌human trafficking ⁠networks and misinterpretation of ‌a Spanish court ruling.About 40,000 people were involved ​in ‌the rush into Ceuta and ⁠1,135 were ‌stopped from entering ‌Melilla, the ministry said in ‌a statement.At least 11 people died while trying to cross the border, the ministry said The figure was significantly smaller than that provided by the Spanish government, which on Sunday said it had recovered 72 bodies, up from the 67 it had previously reported.However, Morocco's death toll may have been limited to those deaths occurring on the Moroccan side of the border, with the ministry adding that it was fact-checking reports of more deaths across the border.The statement otherwise echoed comments from Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska, who over the weekend blamed people-smuggling networks for exploiting vulnerable migrants by spreading misleading interpretations of a recent Spanish Supreme Court ruling.The ruling said migrants intercepted at sea could not be summarily returned in the absence of a physical barrier."Morocco isn't any threat to Ceuta or the rest of Spain