FNIDEQ, Morocco (Reuters) - As migrants crowd along a coast road in Fnideq intent on crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, the Moroccan town's Masira Khadra market stands largely empty - a visual contrast summing up a state of crisis.
Fnideq once thrived on its links with nearby Ceuta, importing goods that townspeople often smuggled across the border to sell in Masira Khadra's small shops, until Rabat took action against the illicit trade last year.
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