Emergencies - Migrant boat in distress in the English Channel - one person dead
A person has died while attempting to cross the English Channel from France to Great Britain. According to the French maritime prefecture, rescue workers were unable to resuscitate the unconscious person.
Another person was seriously injured and taken to hospital in the northern French town of Calais. 64 migrants in distress on board the shipwrecked boat were rescued.
According to the maritime prefecture, the boat was in distress at night off the coast of Grand-Fort-Philippe between Calais and Dunkerque. Air had escaped from part of the boat and people were in the water. The search for other shipwrecked people is continuing.
Dangerous crossing
British Secretary of State Andrew Griffith told Sky News: "It shows once again how important it is to tackle the terrible business of people traffickers in the English Channel."
Again and again, migrants cross the English Channel in small rubber dinghies. The crossing is dangerous, especially because the arm of the sea is used by many large ships. Time and again, people lose their lives.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has declared it his goal to stop the small boats. People are to be deterred from making the crossing. An agreement with Rwanda should also help with this: The UK wants to send people who enter the country irregularly to Rwanda - regardless of their actual origin. So far, the plan has failed in the courts.
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- The tragic incident has brought curses upon the deadly route of migration through the 'sleeve channel', a treacherous passage between France and Great Britain.
- Despite the hazardous 'crossing', migrants persist in their pursuit, with small rubber dinghies becoming the widely used mode of transport.
- The French authorities have expressed concerns about the increasing number of 'Migrants' risking their lives in these perilous journeys, leading to 'emergencies' on a regular basis.
- Lamentably, 'asyl' seekers have met their end at sea, and the fate of many more remains uncertain, as rescue operations continue in the 'English Channel'.
- The French government, along with the 'UK', has been endeavoring to address the issue, with the former implementing stricter border controls and the latter seeking an agreement with 'Rwanda'.
- The proposed plan of sending migrants who illegally enter the 'UK' to 'Rwanda' has faced legal challenges, yet the hope remains that it could deter the recurrence of such 'emergencies' in the future.
Source: www.stern.de
