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Illegal immigration: with migrant rescuers in the Channel
Illegal immigration: with migrant rescuers in the Channel – (France 2)
Between France and Great Britain, the question of migrants crossing the Channel is still relevant at the start of winter, and despite the drop in temperatures. 34,000 migrants have attempted to cross the Channel since the start of the year. Reporting.
They are on the lookout for the slightest sign, in the total darkness of the icy waters of the English Channel. The crew has just received a radio call: in their sector, a migrant boat has been spotted. Suddenly, in the halo of a searchlight, a silhouette stands out from the black night, it is a boat, engine stopped. On board, around ten people bundled up. It’s 6:30 in the morning, and it’s -2 degrees outside.
Women and children present
Very quickly, crew members prepare to join the boat. Obviously, the castaways gave up their crossing. One by one, they are transferred to be brought back on board in small groups. We discover men, but also women and children suffering after hours at sea.
