A 14-year-old girl is among several people reported missing following this week’s migrant crisis in Ceuta.
It comes as missing persons charity SOS Desaparecidos has launched a dedicated database to help reunite families separated during the mass crossings from Morocco.
The association said it had created the register to help trace adults and children who became separated amid the chaos.
It noted that language barriers and difficulties reporting disappearances from abroad have complicated efforts to locate loved ones.
In an appeal on Saturday, the charity pictured Hasnae A, a 14-year-old girl who disappeared in Ceuta on July 30.
She is described as 1.52 metres tall, with dark hair, black eyes and a slim build. The charity has classified her as ‘vulnerable.’
SOS Desaparecidos said it will verify information provided by relatives before creating an individual identification file for each missing person, with the aim of speeding up family reunifications.
The organisation has also called on the governments of Spain and Morocco to coordinate efforts to simplify the reporting of disappearances and the collection of DNA samples to help identify those still unaccounted for.
The initiative comes after almost 50,000 people crossed into Ceuta from Morocco this week, leaving dozens dead and separating numerous families in the chaos.
Earlier on Saturday, King Felipe VI said he was following events with ‘great concern and outrage’ after the death toll reached an unprecedented 67.
The monarch said it was essential to send ‘a united, clear and determined message’ of support to the people of Ceuta and Melilla following one of the worst migration crises in recent Spanish history.
