Migrants, shipwreck in the English Channel: five people dead. Among them also a four-year-old girl

At least five migrants died last night in a shipwreck in the waters of the English Channel. Among them also a 4-year-old girl. Sky News reports it and confirmation also comes from the French Coast Guard. The boat was headed to the United Kingdom and French police sources specify that the tragedy […]

At least they are five migrants died last night in a shipwreck in the waters of the Canal della Sleeve. Among them also one 4 year old girl. He brings it back Sky News and confirmation also comes from the French Coast Guard. The vessel was headed to the United Kingdom and French police sources specify that the tragedy occurred at the height of the Wimereux beachin the department of Pas-de-Calais.

It is yet another attempt to cross the Channel, between France and England. The boat on which the five died contained approximately one hundreds of migrants who were rescued and transferred aboard theAbeille Normandie, the emergency tug of the French Navy. From what we learn from the website of La Voix du Nordthe survivors were disembarked in port of Boulogne. Among these is the father of the little girl who lost her life. Initially considered to be in an absolutely emergency condition, the little girl didn’t make it in the morning.

In the area, he adds La Voix du Norda was deployed huge rescue device, with three helicopters, inflatable boats, firefighters and medical-health personnel. The searches, the newspaper specifies, are still ongoing in progress. The British Home Secretary James Cleverly he commented underlining that the gangs of human traffickers must be stopped: “These tragedies must stop”, he said, criticizing the current “status quo that costs so many lives“. Cleverly then recalled the Conservative government’s law Rishi Sunakthe much discussed Rwanda Plan passed by the British Parliament tonight.

The last similar shipwreck in northern France dates back to Last March 3rdwith the death of one by drowning seven year old girl in the Watten Canal while he was on board a small boat together with others 15 migrants. Another episode had occurred in November 2021 where they were at least 30 people lost their livesamong them also three children and seven women.