TERRIFIED locals are cowering in their homes after around 60,000 migrants stormed a Spanish city and turned streets into open toilets in “apocalyptic” scenes.
Some are considering fleeing the enclave of Ceuta after the sudden influx of migrants who swam across the border and stormed border fences.
Migrants have “completely invaded” the Spanish enclave with reports of shops being looted and cars set on fire.
An estimated 60,000 migrants stormed across the border from Morocco into the city of Ceuta in the last 24 hours.
Another 400 crossed into Melilla, another Spanish enclave 200 miles away.
One Spanish business owner told RTVE: “It’s like an apocalypse. Waves of people everywhere.”
He said authorities had “no capacity” to control the chaos and that migrants are now bathing in public fountains and sleeping in the streets.
Around 25,000 people have already returned to Morocco after the deadly surge.
At least 34 migrants died in the perilous crossing, many drowning.
Others were crushed to death in a terrifying stampede near a beach border crossing.
Thousands of children are thought to among the huge crowds.
One local said: “Businesses closed. Shops shut because if you open a business, it gets overrun.
“We’re scared. The streets are packed. There are no measures in place. It’s every man for himself. They’re not giving us any help.”
Ceuta-based lawyer Manuel Jurado said: “We’re seeing a total abandonment of us by our government.
“There are people everywhere and there’s violence now in the city.
“I understand these young migrants have arrived here looking for a better life but there are legal mechanisms that offer that security both for them and for us.
“What we can’t consent to is a city that’s been completely invaded and people in the street who can’t eat.
“The food stores are closed and people living here can’t access basic necessities right now and it’s the same for those Moroccans who are arriving.
“At the moment they’re relatively calm still but what’s it going to be like in an hour or over the next day?
“People will begin to get angry. They haven’t got access to toilets either and they’re doing what they need to do in the streets, wherever they can.”
Shocking footage shows migrants appearing to break into homes in Ceuta and cars being set alight on the Melilla border.
Furious locals in Ceuta claim they have had to hide away and bolt up shops and businesses, with some considering leaving the city where the Spanish Army has been mobilised amid violent clashes.
Ceuta-based lawyer Manuel Jurado said: “Like the rest of the residents here we’re living through this situation with a feeling of complete uncertainty. There are people everywhere and there’s violence now in the city.
“I understand these young migrants have arrived here looking for a better life but there are legal mechanisms that offer that security both for them and for us.
“What we can’t consent to is a city that’s been completely invaded and people in the street who can’t eat.
“The food stores are closed and people living here can’t access basic necessities right now and it’s the same for those Moroccans who are arriving.
“People will begin to get angry. They haven’t got access to toilets either and they’re doing what they need to do in the streets, wherever they can.
“The border is still open. They say there are people voluntarily returning to Morocco who crossed in the last couple of days but some of them are coming back again with their families.”
Migrants made the dangerous passage from Morocco to the two Spanish enclaves in their droves on Thursday as they swarmed the beaches by sea and land.
Moroccan forces beat back crowds with batons and tear gas at the gates to Ceuta on Friday – trying to prevent more from storming across into the tiny Spanish territory.
Water cannon trucks were deployed and the charred remains of a bus and seven cars could be seen from clashes – while Spanish military vehicles lined up on the other side.
At least 34 migrants have died, with many drowning as they tried to swim to the Spanish territory. Others were killed in a stampede as a large group charged the breakwater fence at Tarajal beach.
Video near the border crossing showed one man wearing Lycra carrying a bike with him in the water alongside hundreds of other migrants rushing to the shore.
Chaos on the beaches of Ceuta, which has a population of under 84,000, spread to the streets as police and local officials struggled to contain the surging numbers.
Some were heard shouting “Long live Spain!” as they dried off in the city.
Shocking reports claim several locals suffered from attempted break-ins at their homes as footage captured multiple alleged incidents
