An initial assessment shows that twelve deadthis Tuesday, following a shipwreck off Cape Gris-NezThe boat included about 70 exiles. Since 11:30 a.m., the site of the former Portel hoverport has been occupied by significant rescue resources. Police, firefighters and emergency medical services are on site.
Funeral services arrived early in the afternoon not far from there, at the Loubet basin, in Boulogne, where the bodies of at least seven exiles were deposited, covered with white sheets.
A little earlier, the Navy helicopter had brought back to dry land a man whose state of health has not yet been communicated
Several people in cardiorespiratory arrest
A second SAMU helicopter was due to arrive on site. According to emergency services, several other people are also in cardiorespiratory arrestThey were brought back to the Loubet basin, in Boulogne-sur-Mer, on board a semi-rigid.
An advanced medical post was set up, as well as a temporary civil protection post. At least twenty emergency vehicles were still deployed at the Loubet basin at around 2:30 p.m. The sub-prefect of Boulogne Patrick Leverino is present, as is the mayor of Boulogne Frédéric Cuvillier.
Interior Minister expected
The mayor of Le Portel, Olivier Barbarin, closed the beach at the hoverport to allow helicopters to land. The prefect is expected in Boulogne in the afternoon, as well as the resigning Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin.
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