Channel: Ship wreck with at least 10 dead immigrants

Tragedy in . At least 10 dead in a boat wreck on Tuesday afternoon (03.09.2024), Greece time. Big rescue operation in progress. As immigrants attempted to make the Channel crossing to arrive from France to Britain, their ship was disbanded. According to a provisional report by the French authorities, following the shipwreck of the vessel, at least 10 migrants drowned in the waters of the Channel, off the coast of Boulogne. Many others are hospitalized in serious condition after the vessel was scrapped off the coast of Boulogne in northern France, the French authorities said, specifying that this account is ‘temporary’. A major rescue operation is under way. According to a source adjacent to the investigations, at least three minors are among the dead. At least 10 people have died after a boat carrying megarants has capsized in the English Channel, according to French media. 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube — Sky News (@SkyNews) The British Coast Guard has not, so far, answered a request for comment. In an indication of the seriousness of the situation, the television network “CNews” broadcast that outgoing French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanen is expected to find himself at the point where rescue operations are underway, near Boulogne. A ship chartered from France, “Minck”, spotted the vessel on which more than 60 people were aboard and turned to help as soon as the immigrant vessel was disbanded, Rear Admiral Vaiso Etienne Basio told the French News Agency.