Madrid: Some 350 sub-Saharan migrants on Monday managed to enter Spain after breaching a border fence that separates it from Morocco, authorities said. Red Cross emergency response teams in the area said 11 people who were injured scaling the tall fence in Ceuta city were taken to hospital for treatment, three of those suffered possible fractures.

Ceuta, located on the north coast of Africa, shares its western border with Morocco. The latest border breach followed on from a similar incident on February 17 when close to 500 migrants hurdled the barrier and entered Ceuta. Police said that Monday's breach occurred amid torrential rain and strong winds currently lashing the region.