Ceuta migration surge kills dozens and triggers EU emergency meeting FAST-MOVING

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What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

• [● 14 SOURCES] The death toll among migrants attempting to reach Ceuta is at least 84. (new)
• [● 14 SOURCES] Italy and Denmark led the letter; France and Portugal did not sign. (new)
• [● 14 SOURCES] The EU meeting will discuss strengthening external borders, combating human‑trafficking networks and improving repatriation processes. (Letter from 22 EU states calls for coordinated action on these topics.)
• [● 13 SOURCES] France and Portugal did not sign the letter. (d700d192-7c9c-4c2d-b633-607a7150d5d4, 08bf1eaf-e99b-4dce-abb6-fa533cea41fc)
• [● 14 SOURCES] Ursula von der Leyen received the letter and agreed to hold the video conference on 4 August. (new)
• [● 15 SOURCES] Italy suspended its Schengen arrangements with Spain for one month. (new)
• [● 14 SOURCES] No migrants who arrived recently in Ceuta have reached mainland Spain; most have returned to Morocco. (new)
• [● 14 SOURCES] Twenty‑two EU member states signed a joint letter calling for a coordinated action and the strengthening of the EU's external borders following the crossings at Ceuta. (new)
• [● 3 SOURCES] More than 48,000 migrants voluntarily returned to Morocco by Friday evening. (new)
• [● 5 SOURCES] Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the EU could not tolerate selfish, polarising and unlawful reaction. (supported by articles d700d192, 08bf1eaf, 4cf02271)
• [● 3 SOURCES] Around 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into Ceuta in 24 hours. (All articles)
• [● 3 SOURCES] Twenty‑two EU member states signed a joint letter calling for an urgent meeting of interior ministers. (Articles a9f3d8f6-232e-4470-b955-439781522b33, 16ff4785-778d-46e3-b88c-4b12b7eb4a8b, and 8026be60-fff0-4bab-b1b5-d7fdafd)