At least 31 migrants who were headed towards the United Kingdom died on Wednesday after their boat sank in the English Channel , AP reporte...
At least 31 migrants who were headed towards the United Kingdom died on Wednesday after their boat sank in the English Channel, AP reported. Two persons have survived the accident while one is missing.
The French and the British authorities have been conducting the rescue operation in the English Channel by air and sea. The International Organisation for Migration said it was the biggest loss of life in the English Channel since 2014.
Four persons were arrested on Wednesday on the suspicion of being linked to the sunken boat, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. Two of them appeared in court.
Darmanin added that it was unclear what country the migrants originally came from.
People who are fleeing conflict in nations like Afghanistan, Sudan and Iraq have been taking the unsafe route from France in carelessly built boats to the United Kingdom to seek better opportunities.
Migrant crossings to the United Kingdom have tripled in 2021 – so far this year 25,700 people have reached the country on small boats, The Guardian reported.
The United Kingdom and France, while have agreed to curb migration across the English Channel, have also accused one another of not doing enough to curb the problem.
On Wednesday, United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the French...
