Far-right politicians and activists are flocking to the Spanish territory on the northern coast of Africa, fueling tensions there days after thousands of migrants entered the exclave.

By Leonardo Benassatto CEUTA, Spain, Aug 2 (Reuters) - The death toll from Thursday's mass rush into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco reached at least 72 on Sunday as five more bodies were found along Ceuta's coast,

Dikra is a 20-year-old migrant from Morocco. She has spent five days in Ceuta after swimming to the Spanish territory with her sister and cousin.

There have been tense exchanges between Spain and other EU states over the influx of migrants into the enclave of Ceuta.

Around 60,000 migrants have crossed into the Spanish enclave in North Africa over the past day, Ceuta's head of government said.

Most of those who came to the territory, a Spanish exclave in Africa, have returned across the border to Morocco. At least 67 people died trying to enter, the authorities said.

It remains unclear who created the viral posts that encouraged the would-be migrants to believe that they could get to Europe from Ceuta. But those who want to weaken the Spanish government, boost the European far right, and create turmoil inside the EU lost little time in promoting the photographs as soon as they arrived.

Spain’s prime minister faced a barrage of criticism after jetting off to the Canary Islands for a holiday as hundreds of migrants refused to leave the Spanish territory of Ceuta.