MADRID (ANP) - Spanje sluit de grens met Marokko bij de Noord-Afrikaanse exclave Melilla. Dat meldt het Spaanse persbureau EFE. Inwoners zijn opgeroepen de grensovergang te mijden, zodat zij ordediensten niet in de weg lopen.

Eerder drongen honderden migranten door vanuit Marokko naar Spanje bij de andere exclave, Ceuta. Daar werden onder meer hekken beklommen en zwommen mensen om de hekken heen, waarbij meerdere mensen de dood vonden, meldt El País.

De Guardia Civil heeft donderdagavond nog zes lichamen aangetroffen. Volgens de eerste vaststellingen betreft het mensen die bij hun poging Ceuta te bereiken zijn verdronken voor de kust. Daardoor is het dodental volgens El País naar achttien gestegen.

Overrompeld door de plotselinge toestroom verzochten de lokale autoriteiten Madrid om de noodtoestand uit te roepen, iets wat vooralsnog wordt geweigerd. Wel stuurde de regering een zestigtal militairen en vele agenten richting Ceuta, om de situatie te bedwingen.

Premier Pedro Sánchez doet morgen Ceuta aan met zijn minister van Binnenlandse Zaken, Fernando Grande-Marlaska.

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In één oogopslag:
• 22.2°C · Bewolkt ☁️ | Min 22.1°C / Max 28.5°C | Kans op neerslag 4%

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 22.1°C, Max 28.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 4%, 🧭 1015.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.9 km/u (4.7 m/s), richting: → 254°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 02:00: 22.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1015.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 5.4 km/u (1.5 m/s), richting: ↙ 34°
• 03:00: 21.9°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1015.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 5.0 km/u (1.4 m/s), richting: ↙ 26°
• 04:00: 21.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1015.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 4.3 km/u (1.2 m/s), richting: ↓ 20°
• 05:00: 21.4°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1014.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.1 km/u (1.7 m/s), richting: ↙ 24°
• 06:00: 21.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1014.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.8 km/u (1.9 m/s), richting: ← 82°
• 07:00: 21.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1014.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.9 km/u (2.2 m/s), richting: ↖ 138°
• 08:00: 21.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1014.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.6 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: ↗ 203°
• 09:00: 22.4°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 13%, 🧭 1015.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 11.2 km/u (3.1 m/s), richting: ↗ 237°
• 10:00: 23.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 27%, 🧭 1015.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.8 km/u (3.0 m/s), richting: → 268°
• 11:00: 23.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 39%, 🧭 1015.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.4 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: → 288°
• 12:00: 24.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 47%, 🧭 1015.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.0 km/u (2.5 m/s), richting: → 288°
• 13:00: 23.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 53%, 🧭 1015.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 16.2 km/u (4.5 m/s), richting: ↘ 334°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• zaterdag 01 augustus: Min 18.4°C, Max 24.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 13%, 🧭 1019.0 hPa ↗️ +3.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.0 km/u (5.0 m/s), richting: ↓ 344°
• zondag 02 augustus: Min 16.4°C, Max 24.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1018.1 hPa ↘️ -0.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 13.7 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↓ 20°
• maandag 03 augustus: Min 17.5°C, Max 26.2°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1014.0 hPa ↘️ -4.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 13.5 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↙ 67°
• dinsdag 04 augustus: Min 17.3°C, Max 27.9°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 4%, 🧭 1012.4 hPa ↘️ -1.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 12.5 km/u (3.5 m/s), richting: ↙ 47°
• woensdag 05 augustus: Min 18.9°C, Max 30.4°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 25%, 🧭 1013.9 hPa ↗️ +1.5 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 10.3 km/u (2.9 m/s), richting: → 287°
• donderdag 06 augustus: Min 21.0°C, Max 26.9°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.3 mm, Kans op neerslag 15%, 🧭 1014.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.0 km/u (4.4 m/s), richting: ↗ 241°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 01:15): 22.2°C (Bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 22.7°C (+0.5°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 7.9 km/u (2.2 m/s), richting: ↙ 30°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 13.7 km/h (3.8 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 61%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1015.6 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 24.4 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.0
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 06:01 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 21:35

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 53 🟡 (Matig)
• PM2.5: 11.2 μg/m³
• PM10: 18.9 μg/m³

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