At least 12 migrants died today, according to the latest provisional toll given by outgoing French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, when a migrant boat capsized off the French coast of Boulogne as the migrants attempted to cross the English Channel to reach from France to Britain. Rescue operations are underway to locate people who are still missing, Darmanen added. At the same time, he spoke of “many injured” from the shipwreck with his post on X. In an indication of the seriousness of the situation, the minister said that he will go later today to the north of France, to Pas-de-Calais where rescue operations are underway for to meet “officials and members of aid services” at the scene. A previous death toll from the wreck by the French authorities said about 10 dead. Search operations are continuing, Vice-Admiral Vaisseau Etienne Bazio told AFP. He added that a ship chartered by France, the Minck, spotted the vessel […]
Source: News Beast
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