Report says increased police presence on French beaches and more attempts to stop dinghies increasing danger
The most recent illegal migration pact between the UK and France is “directly linked” to a doubling in Channel drownings in the last year, a new report has found.
The increased police presence on French beaches – along with more dinghies being stopped from reaching the coast – is leading to more dangerous overcrowding and chaotic attempts to board the boats, the paper said.
12 August 2023: six Afghan men drowned in an overloaded dinghy which got intro trouble close to the French shore
26 September 2023: Eritrean woman, 24, died in Blériot-Plage after being asphyxiated in a crush of 80 people trying to board one dinghy
22 November 2023: three people drowned close to Équihen-Plage as the dinghy collapsed close to the shore. Fifty-seven survivors returned to the beach.
Continue reading…Report says increased police presence on French beaches and more attempts to stop dinghies increasing dangerThe most recent illegal migration pact between the UK and France is “directly linked” to a doubling in Channel drownings in the last year, a new report has found.The increased police presence on French beaches – along with more dinghies being stopped from reaching the coast – is leading to more dangerous overcrowding and chaotic attempts to board the boats, the paper said.12 August 2023: six Afghan men drowned in an overloaded dinghy which got intro trouble close to the French shore26 September 2023: Eritrean woman, 24, died in Blériot-Plage after being asphyxiated in a crush of 80 people trying to board one dinghy22 November 2023: three people drowned close to Équihen-Plage as the dinghy collapsed close to the shore. Fifty-seven survivors returned to the beach. Continue reading…