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VIDEO. Shipwreck in the English Channel: "We sank in British waters", assures a survivor

2021-12-01T16:06:38.829Z


A week after the shipwreck which caused the death of 27 migrants in the Channel, two survivors give their testimony. They put in cau


"Great Britain had to come and help us, because we drowned in British waters, but she did not help us and did nothing for us either", breaths Mohammad Khaled.

The migrant of Kurdish origin survived the sinking of the rubber dinghy that was to take him to Great Britain.

This tragedy, the deadliest in the Channel, claimed the lives of 27 people.

A week after the incident, Mohammad delivered the story of that night of horror on Kurdish television.

He accuses the English coastguard in particular of having ignored their calls for help.

“There were two people calling, the French side and the British side.

The British police did not help us, while the French police said, you are in British waters, we cannot come, ”he testified.

“We then tried to call them again, but they didn't answer.

The boat sank and we all fell into British waters, said Mohammad Isa Omar, another survivor of Somali origin.

Then no one came, the boat sank, people were dead and I swam in the sea for 11 hours.

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This drama rekindles tensions between France and the United Kingdom over the management of migratory crossings that have developed since 2018 in the Channel.

On Tuesday, November 30, Gérald Darmanin announced that the French state would take care of the burial of people who died during the sinking.

"(The president) will work with the municipalities that agree to welcome the deceased," said the Minister of the Interior on Twitter.

Source: leparis

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