At least twelve people have lost their lives after a clandestine migrant boat sank in the English Channel off Cap Gris-Nez (Pas-de-Calais), the French National News Agency reported on Tuesday, September 3, 2024.Agence France-Presse (AFP), confirming information from The Voice of the NorthThe initial report stated that five people had died.
In addition to the twelve dead, two people are missing, Gérald Darmanin reported on X.
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More than 60 people on board
Among the shipwrecked are some who are in dire need of urgent care. The rescued migrants were repatriated to Le Portel, where “A dozen people (are) in cardio-respiratory arrest »indicated the mayor of Le Portel, Olivier Barbarin, to France 3 Hauts-de-France early afternoon.
A state-chartered ship, the Minck, spotted the boat in difficulty with more than 60 people on board and came to its aid as soon as it broke apart, Lieutenant Étienne Baggio told theAFP.
A large force was deployed to rescue the shipwrecked. According to the maritime prefecture, medical teams were dispatched to the scene.
“A new tragedy linked to the migration situation,” deplores the mayor of Boulogne-sur-Mer
The resigning Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, is expected in Boulogne-sur-Mer, a handful of kilometers from Le Portel, at 5:30 p.m., we have learned France Blue et BFMTV The prefect of Pas-de-Calais should also go there.
Frédéric Cuvillier, the mayor of Boulogne-sur-Mer, lamented on Facebook “a new tragedy linked to the migration situation” In France.
“I am currently with the Prefect of Pas de Calais, the Deputy Prefect and the Mayor of Le Portel, Olivier Barbarin, with the rescuers and the emergency and security forces who are mobilized on the Loubet basin and whose commitment and action in the face of this human tragedy I salute.”he continues.
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