Spain denies ignoring intelligence warning over Ceuta migrant influx

The Spanish government has dismissed claims that it ignored warnings from the Centro Nacional de Inteligencia (CNI) about a significant surge of migrants into Ceuta, a North African territory. On Monday, officials clarified that they had not received any intelligence forecasts indicating a crisis of this scale. This denial occurs as the government continues its efforts to manage and repatriate the remaining migrants while also conducting search operations for more victims. The Ministry of the Interior reports that 72 bodies have been found thus far. Opposition spokesman Miguel Tellado from the People's Party (PP) voiced doubt, questioning how the CNI could be unaware of the looming "human wave." Conversely, government spokeswoman Elma Saiz maintained that "no one had anticipated such an unprecedented event." Last week, tens of thousands of migrants crossed into Ceuta from Morocco, with many swimming or scaling the 6-metre-high border fence, though the total number of arrivals is still uncertain.