English Channel Migrant Boat Sinking Tragedy... Another Disaster After 12 Days, 8 Dead

Overloaded Boat Capsizes
At Least 45 People This Year

On the 15th (local time), AFP reported that a migrant boat attempting to cross the English Channel from France sank at dawn, resulting in 8 deaths.

French police stated that the boat, which set sail in an overloaded condition, encountered the accident shortly after heading out to sea.

Immigrants densely packed on a small rubber boat crossing the English Channel towards the United Kingdom on August 6 (local time) [Image source=Reuters·Yonhap News]

This accident occurred 12 days after the incident on the 3rd of this month in the English Channel, where 12 people died.

The number of migrants who have died attempting to cross the English Channel this year is at least 45, including this accident.

According to French authorities, a total of 200 people were rescued from four migrant boats that were in distress at sea within 24 hours before the accident occurred.

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