Ceuta’s contested port and other images of the day

While much of Spain headed for the beaches to escape another searing heatwave, Ceuta’s shoreline presented a very different picture. The city’s beaches had become improvised accommodation for migrants, and the central government has now taken control of the Port of Ceuta to create camps there.

The executive decision has already triggered another political clash. It adds a new setting to the difficult management of the crisis in Ceuta, where the port joins the beaches as a focus of attention.

Elsewhere, beaches and seas supplied contrasting images. In the Strait of Hormuz, a girl could be seen swinging peacefully despite the region’s conflicts. In Iraq, a young man entertained himself by performing acrobatics on a flyboard over the water. As journalist Tomás Alcoverro often observes, life does not stop during wars, and people continue to enjoy it despite death nearby.

In Nepal, rescuers carried out the day’s major feat by pulling a survivor alive from floods that had occurred 11 days earlier. Hungary offered a stranger sporting spectacle, as gravediggers competed in an international grave-digging championship.

Carlos Alcaraz appeared in a different kind of contest, watching his racket fly as every shot could shape his fate at the demanding US Open. So far, the signs around his campaign have been highly encouraging.

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Life does not stop during wars and people continue enjoying it despite the proximity of death.