SONNA – Six individuals died and 50 others have been rescued after a migrant boat capsized whereas crossing the English Channel, the French authorities stated on Saturday.
France’s Maritime Prefecture of the Channel and the North Sea stated in a press release that the precise variety of individuals is “not simple to calculate.”
“The human toll within the British sector is at present being consolidated,” it added.
In an earlier assertion, it stated six individuals have been recovered in severe situation and considered one of them, who was airlifted to a hospital in Calais, was declared lifeless, whereas 50 have been rescued.
Whereas a seek for the lacking passengers is continuous, it stated, an investigation is opened by the Boulogne prosecutor’s workplace.
In his speech on Jan. 4, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stated tackling the issue of irregular migration boats, also called Channel crossings, is among the many high 5 priorities of his authorities.
Based on official knowledge, a report 45,756 migrants crossed the Channel to the UK in 2022.
Supply: Anadolu
