(ANSA) - LONDON, OCTOBER 27 - Four migrants, including two children aged 5 and 8, died in the Channel near the French coast of Dunkirk following the sinking of the boat on which they were aboard, which overturned during a voyage of desperation to the Grand Brittany.
This was announced by the authorities in Paris, cited among others by the BBC, specifying that another 14 people were rescued.
This is the most serious incident of its kind in recent months, marked by a surge in landings through this route.
The British Minister of the Interior, Priti Patel, hawk of the conservative government of Boris Johnson engaged in the front of an unpromised crackdown on immigration that foresees on paper measures as draconian as controversial against "the smuggling of illegal immigrants", said she was "really saddened by the happened ".
But at the same time he pointed the finger at gliscafists: "This tragic news highlights how dangerous it is to cross the Channel", she commented, reiterating that she was determined to do "everything possible to stop the ruthless criminals who exploit the desperation of vulnerable people".
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