Immigrants Protest Lack of Basic Services, Including Mobile Charging, in Ceuta Camps

The arrival of thousands of immigrants in Ceuta has generated tension in the designated camps, where complaints center on the lack of basic services such as mobile charging points.

## Lack of Basic Services in Ceuta Camps

The massive arrival of immigrants in the autonomous city of **Ceuta** has brought to light the deficiencies in the makeshift reception centers. In recent hours, protests have been recorded regarding the absence of even the most basic amenities, such as points to charge mobile phones—a fundamental tool for communication and seeking information today. The facilities, which house **1,700 people** distributed across two locations, present a logistics setup ranging from mobile units with bunks to plastic tents. In one of the camps, the main complaint is the lack of these charging points, despite the recent installation of portable toilets.

The situation worsens when it is realized that many newly arrived individuals, moved by expectations created on social media regarding opportunities for papers, aid, and work in Spain, are faced with a very different reality. Their destination is a hostel resembling a refugee camp, where waiting has become the norm. The operation to transfer immigrants from the **Playa Benítez** settlement to the **Puerto de Ceuta** has not managed to completely empty the makeshift shelters, which remain occupied. The Head of Preventive Medicine at the local hospital, **Julián Domínguez**, describes the persistence of precarious conditions in places like **El Trampolín**, which remains 'completely full'.

## The Harsh Reality of Waiting

The **Red Cross** volunteers continue to provide medical assistance in the settlements, demonstrating that normalcy is still far from being achieved in the city. The prevailing feeling is one of 'nightmare' and 'chaos,' as the transfer of **1,700 immigrants** to the Port has not brought substantial improvement for everyone. **Souhail**, a man in his thirties from **Tetuán**, is one who prefers to continue sleeping on the sand rather than going to the hostels. His antiestéticar is that staying in these centers is only a preliminary step before expulsion to Segarro.

Thousands of people continue living outdoors, despite the government having made **6,000 places** available. The gap between generated expectations and lived reality is palpable, and complaints about the lack of basic services, such as the inability to charge a mobile phone, reflect this disconnection. Communication becomes challenging when the device that allows contact with the outside world runs out of battery, further isolating those already in a vulnerable situation.