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Ceuta: Moroccan migrants stranded on El Trampolin beach

Hundreds of migrants are reluctant to the official reception centres, following Madrid's announcement of its intention to deport the migrants who arrived in July via the border with Morocco.

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00:00In a makeshift camp set up on suit as El Trampolin Beach,
00:04hundreds of migrants, mostly of Moroccan origin, are living in tents.
00:08They're reluctant to go to the official reception centres,
00:11following Madrid's announcement of its intention to deport the migrants
00:14who arrived in July via the border with Morocco.
00:18Some in the camp, which is housing many young people,
00:21say they feel stuck and unsure of what's next.
00:29Only Moroccans live here.
00:30We're suffering and we want to get to Europe or find a solution right now.
00:36Here we're all sleeping on the beach and having a really hard time.
00:41We're taking a lot of risks because there are many diseases.
00:46And one person needs a doctor, but he can't find one.
00:50We've been waiting a month, waiting for a solution here, but there isn't one.
00:5821-year-old Hamza Mohamed is among the many Moroccans in the camp.
01:02He says he's hopeful to join his family in Spain and have a better quality of life.
01:07Because I have a family in Spain and in Morocco,
01:14we need the job, we need the money, we need to help my family.
01:21And here in Spain, we can do it.
01:25In Morocco, no.
01:27In Morocco, we can do it.
01:29Tensions in Sota are running high,
01:31weeks after the mass arrival of some 80,000 migrants.
01:34Local residents are demonstrating against what they argue
01:37is the Spanish government's lack of policy.
01:41They are growing up in Yemen,
01:43they are growing up in Romans.
01:43After the massjuice in Spain that is helping others out,

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