Mourners stood in a tight circle in a park in Calais and offered prayers and a moment of silence for the men, women and children who died on Wednesday trying to cross the English Channel in a dingy. At least 27 drowned in what police said was the worst migrant disaster to date on the Channel.as candles flickered around a large banner marking the names of those who lost their lives. Then the group of about 100 people solemnly walked to a nearby beach and threw flowers into the sea.
French President Emmanuel Macron vowed Thursday that France “will not let the Channel become a cemetery” but he also called for other European countries to help combat people smuggling. Ministers from France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Britain will meet on Sunday in Calais to discuss measures to break smuggling networks.
“You have to keep trying when it’s your dream,” said a 19-year old man from Sudan who spoke to The Globe and Mail. He’s been living in a makeshift camp on the outskirts of Calais for three months and he’s tried several times to make the Channel crossing only to be thwarted by the police. The Globe is not identifying him because he feared reprisals. Despite the drownings, he plans to try again. “You could die here,” he said Thursday, pointing to his flimsy tent.
For years migrants tried to stow away on trucks or trains heading through the Channel Tunnel to Dover. That became more difficult as security around the port tightened and French police increased patrols. Brexit and the pandemic also decreased vehicle traffic last year. On Thursday, Mr. Johnson wrote Mr. Macron a letter that called for joint patrols to prevent boats leaving French shores as well as increased deployment of radar and sonar to track vessels. He also proposed an agreement with France to take back migrants who cross the Channel. “If those who reach this country were swiftly returned, the incentive for people to put their lives in the hands of traffickers would be significantly reduced,” Mr. Johnson said.
France’s Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said Thursday that French police have arrested more than 1,500 people smugglers this year and broken up 44 smuggling networks. He added that police have also arrested five men connected to Wednesday’s drownings.
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