27 Migrant Dies After Boat Mishap In Channel
At
least 27 Migrants were who were heading to the UK have drowned at the English
channel Near Calais. Among those who
were drowned were five women and one girl. The France interior minister Released
a statement as to what happened.
He mentioned that five fishing boats sounded
the alarm on Wednesday afternoon that they saw some people on the sea off the
coast of France.
The French interior
minister Gerald Darmanin initially said that 31 migrants drowned which included
five women and one young girl. The total
number was later reversed to and brought down to 27. The interior minister also
noted that 34 persons were on board the boat but only two persons were rescued
and only one person is missing.
Two persons have
already appeared in court and prosecutors have already opened the case for them
he said. But French and British authorities conducted rescue operations via air
and sea.
What
do we know about the boat used by the migrants? According to one translation on
sky news, Mr. Darmanin described that the boat as very weak and similar to a
pool that you can blow up in your garden.
According to French police the boat set out from the Dunkirk region east
of Calais. According to fishermen in the
area, it was the calm weather that motivated more migrants to do their usual
attempt to cross. Based on reports, 25 boats attempted to make the crossing.
