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Photos: Surge of African migrants trying to enter Spain

March 20, 2014 11:44AM ET

Refugees increase at a holding center in the North African enclave of Melilla

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A 24-year-old migrant from Mali stands outside a refugee center in Spain’s north African enclave Melilla, Wednesday, March 19, 2014. Hundreds of migrants stormed the fences separating the enclave from Morocco on Tuesday, the largest surge in years. Juan Median/Reuters
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The Melilla enclave is surrounded by a chain link fence more than 20 feet high. A similar enclave, Ceuta, is similarly walled off. Jesus Blasco de Avellaneda/Reuters
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Many are injured as the scale the fence. Here, one wounded migrant is aided by others after making the climb on Tuesday. J. Rios/EPA
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Once inside the refugee center, the migrants have been able to receive humanitarian aid. Juan Median/Reuters
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The migrants do not possess travel documents, so they must wait in the camps until their identities can be confirmed and they are moved. Juan Median/Reuters
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A migrant has his head shaved. Because Spain does not have treaties with many of the countries the migrants come from, they cannot be deported. Some make it to continental Spain and beyond. Juan Median/Reuters
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The migrants stand in a queue as they wait to receive temporary identity cards for their stay at the refugee centre. Juan Medina/Reuters
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A plain-clothes police officer hands out temporary identity cards. Juan Medina/Reuters
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The surge of migrants to the enclaves has dramatically increased in the last year, for reasons which remain obscure. Juan Medina/Reuters

 

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