The Government has communicated this Saturday the start of the installation of new containment barriers in the autonomous city of Ceuta, after a night that it has described as "normal." The action focuses on reinforcing control in the coastal area near the border.
According to details provided from Moncloa early in the morning, at 7:50 a.m. the placement of the containment barriers began at the Tarajal breakwater in Ceuta, as part of a specific operation in the maritime environment.
The main element of the system is a pneumatic barrier 500 meters long, with a visible height above the surface of between 30 and 70 centimeters and a submerged section of up to one meter deep. This structure is integrated into a set that is complemented by a first line of anchored buoys, provided by the Navy, to reinforce the effectiveness of the closure.
In addition, an intermediate channel has been enabled for the transit of Civil Guard vessels, which will ensure "at all times" the protection of the aforementioned pneumatic barrier, according to the same governmental sources.
The Executive emphasizes that the night in Ceuta has passed "normally" and highlights that entries have been stopped "in their entirety," while exits to Morocco have continued "without notable incidents," within the usual coordination between both sides of the border.