Ceuta: thieves strip port workshop roofs to build shanties, video shows
Migrants in Ceuta, Spain, are stealing roofing materials from the port to reinforce illegal settlements, as the central government sets up a temporary camp for 1,000 people.
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Ceuta: roofs stolen for shanty camps
The port of **Ceuta** has become the scene of material thefts, specifically workshop roofs, which some migrants are using to reinforce their illegal settlements in the city. These incidents come as the central **Government** has decided to set up a temporary camp on the **Poniente quay** to house around a thousand people. The situation has sparked tensions and rejection from local authorities and the business community.
## Looting on the Poniente quay
On the **Poniente quay** of the Port of **Ceuta**, a reporting team has documented how individuals were stealing plasterboard panels from a car workshop. The aim, according to the evidence, was to use this material to improve the structures of the shanties that have proliferated in the city. Incidents of this kind, which go beyond isolated thefts, have become a recurring concern since the mass arrival of migrants in **Ceuta** on **30 July**. The makeshift settlements not only create public order problems but have also been the focus of fires.
## A camp that stirs controversy
Precisely on the **Poniente quay**, the **Government** of **Pedro Sánchez** has decided to establish a provisional camp. The site, covering **16,000 m²**, is designed to house up to **1,000 migrants** and will offer all basic amenities, including beds, dining areas and health services, operating in a similar way to a Centre for the Temporary Stay of Migrants (CETI). The management of this land, which belongs to the **Port Authority of Ceuta**, was approved by the Board of Directors with a vote of **11 to 4** in favour, but the **Ministry of Transport** took control to carry out the project.
## Local and business opposition
The decision to install the camp at the port has met with strong opposition. The **Government of Juan Vivas**, president of **Ceuta**, has voiced its rejection, arguing that the technical reports from the **Port Authority** were unfavourable, particularly on operational and security grounds. This stance has been joined by the **Confederation of Ceuta Business Owners (CECE)**, which believes the **Poniente quay** is a strategic infrastructure and should not be a stopgap for the migration situation. Business owners argue that the port is vital for the city's trade, transport and economy.
The temporary camp on the **Poniente quay** of **Ceuta** will house **1,000 migrants**.
The site covers **16,000 m²**.
The mass arrival of migrants in **Ceuta** took place on **30 July**.
The **Government** of **Pedro Sánchez** pushed for the camp to be installed.
The port of **Ceuta** has become the scene of material thefts, specifically workshop roofs, which some migrants are using to reinforce their illegal settlements in the city. These incidents come as the central **Government** has decided to set up a temporary camp on the **Poniente quay** to house around a thousand people. The situation has sparked tensions and rejection from local authorities and the business community.
## Looting on the Poniente quay
On the **Poniente quay** of the Port of **Ceuta**, a reporting team has documented how individuals were stealing plasterboard panels from a car workshop. The aim, according to the evidence, was to use this material to improve the structures of the shanties that have proliferated in the city. Incidents of this kind, which go beyond isolated thefts, have become a recurring concern since the mass arrival of migrants in **Ceuta** on **30 July**. The makeshift settlements not only create public order problems but have also been the focus of fires.
## A camp that stirs controversy
Precisely on the **Poniente quay**, the **Government** of **Pedro Sánchez** has decided to establish a provisional camp. The site, covering **16,000 m²**, is designed to house up to **1,000 migrants** and will offer all basic amenities, including beds, dining areas and health services, operating in a similar way to a Centre for the Temporary Stay of Migrants (CETI). The management of this land, which belongs to the **Port Authority of Ceuta**, was approved by the Board of Directors with a vote of **11 to 4** in favour, but the **Ministry of Transport** took control to carry out the project.
## Local and business opposition
The decision to install the camp at the port has met with strong opposition. The **Government of Juan Vivas**, president of **Ceuta**, has voiced its rejection, arguing that the technical reports from the **Port Authority** were unfavourable, particularly on operational and security grounds. This stance has been joined by the **Confederation of Ceuta Business Owners (CECE)**, which believes the **Poniente quay** is a strategic infrastructure and should not be a stopgap for the migration situation. Business owners argue that the port is vital for the city's trade, transport and economy.
The temporary camp on the **Poniente quay** of **Ceuta** will house **1,000 migrants**.
The site covers **16,000 m²**.
The mass arrival of migrants in **Ceuta** took place on **30 July**.
The **Government** of **Pedro Sánchez** pushed for the camp to be installed.
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