More than 30 migrants die after boat sinks in English Channel

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Five women and a little girl were among the 31 migrants who died after a dinghy capsized in the English Channel in a desperate bid to reach the UK.

At least 31 people have died after their dinghy sank while trying to cross the English Channel in what authorities have described as the"biggest tragedy that we have seen".

There were 34 people onboard the inflatable dinghy, which capsized off the northern point of Calais, attempting to make a desperate bid to reach the UK. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin confirmed that of the people onboard, 31 migrants drowned and died in the English Channel.La responsabilité de ce drame est avant tout celle des passeurs, qui mettent en danger le vie d’hommes, de femmes et d’enfants sans aucun scrupule. Nos policiers et nos gendarmes sont mobilisés au quotidien pour lutter contre ces criminels.

 

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