140 people died in the crisis at the Ceuta border.

Omissions

• The figure of ~140 is the humanitarian/NGO estimate (AMDH put the toll at 141), not the official Spanish government figure, which was reported at 72 and by the city of Ceuta at 88 — a large and politically contested discrepancy.
• Different sources give very different tolls (18, 72, 77, 83, 88, 141, 142), reflecting an ongoing dispute over the number of deaths.
• The claim does not attribute the 140 figure to any source, which is necessary given the contested nature of the data.
• Most supporting sources are secondary news outlets; no primary official statistics office or government database confirming 140 was located.

Sources

• SecondaryNPRWeeks after the mass crossing, in which more than 140 people died — according to humanitarian organizations — Spain is trying to close the chapter.
• SecondaryMiddle East EyeAt least 141 people died after Moroccan authorities opened the border gates into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, triggering what appears to be Morocco's deadliest migration disaster in recent history.
• SecondaryThe Olive PressThe death toll from Ceuta's migrant tragedy has climbed to 141 after 63 bodies were recovered in Moroccan waters on Tuesday.
• SecondaryEl ConstitucionalNGOs raise to 141 the dead in the Ceuta tragedy and demand an independent investigation.
• SecondaryAl JazeeraAt least 72 people have died after around 60,000 migrants surged across the border from Morocco into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta over the past few days. Five more bodies were found.
• SecondaryEl PeriódicoEl Gobierno cifra en 72 el número de personas que han fallecido en esta crisis migratoria que vive Ceuta.