This is the moment fuming Ceuta locals destroyed a makeshift migrant camp on Trampolin beach.

Footage shared online showed dozens of residents storming the shore while chanting slogans, before tearing down makeshift homes.

It came after more than 2,000 people took to the streets of the Spanish enclave on Wednesday to protest against the government’s handling of the ongoing migrant crisis.

The demonstration began at around 6pm outside the Military Hospital before growing as residents joined the march from different parts of the Spanish enclave.

Protesters carrying Spanish and Ceuta flags chanted slogans including ‘Ceuta is not for sale, Ceuta is defended’ and ‘Ceuta is not a CETI’, a reference to the city’s migrant reception centre.

There were also repeated calls for the resignation of the central government’s delegate in Ceuta, Miguel Angel Perez Triano, and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

The demonstration began in the O’Donnell neighbourhood, close to the Military Hospital, which is among the locations included in the government’s contingency plans for accommodating migrants following the mass arrivals recorded at the end of July.

Protesters voiced their opposition to the possibility of the hospital and other facilities across Ceuta being used to house migrants.

The march then headed towards Puertas del Campo, gathering more participants before reaching the Government Delegation.

By the time demonstrators arrived outside the building, more than 2,000 people were reported to have gathered, with chants directed against the central government’s response to the crisis.

It marked the second consecutive day of significant protests in Ceuta, after hundreds of residents marched through several neighbourhoods on Tuesday.

Wednesday’s demonstration came as senior Spanish government officials were holding a meeting inside the Government Delegation to coordinate the response to the crisis.

The meeting was chaired by Territorial Policy Minister Angel Víctor Torres, who has been placed in charge of the newly established unified command for the Ceuta crisis.

He was joined by Inclusion, Social Security and Migration Minister Elma Saiz, representatives from the ministries involved in the response and officials from the Government of Ceuta.

The meeting followed the Spanish government’s decision to formally declare the situation in Ceuta a matter of interest to national security, allowing resources from different administrations to be coordinated under a single structure.

Police established a security operation around the Government Delegation as the demonstration continued outside, monitoring entrances to prevent protesters from entering the building.

The protest comes amid concerns among some residents that public facilities, including sports centres and other buildings, could be converted into temporary migrant accommodation.

The central government has sought to calm those fears, clarifying that facilities included in the emergency decree would only be used in exceptional circumstances and in agreement with the administrations involved.