A boat with illegal migrants trying to cross the La Cans between France and Great Britain, as a result of which, according to the first data, 10 people were killed.
The French Marine Administration announced that a boat with more than 50 illegal migrants has overturned off the coast of the city of Bulon-Sur-Mer on the coast of the La-Channel.
According to local media reports, based on the sources from the scene, according to the first data, 10 people were killed as a result of the accident, including children, many migrants are in serious condition.
Rescue services and coast guard teams were sent to the crash area.
So far, operations on the search and salvation of illegal migrants at sea are continuing, it became known that the Minister of Internal Affairs Gerald Darmanin will go to the scene in the coming hours.
This incident has become the “most deadly accident with illegal migrants” recorded in La Cans this year.
Since the beginning of the year, 25 illegal migrants have died while trying to cross the La-Channel.
About 30 thousand migrants crossed the La-Channel last year and reached England. Great Britain and France agreed to tighten security measures to prevent the flow of illegal migrants.