British Prime Minister Boris Johnson convened an emergency meeting after the death of 31 refugees who tried to swim in La Mans. Politician appealed to the French president Emmanuel Makron and threatened to send British troops to the Republic, RIA Novosti reports.
According to Johnson, if the French authorities cannot control the flows of illegal migrants, the United Kingdom is ready to use their army units.
On the eve of the Para de Calais Strait, a boat with refugees was sunk off the coast of France. As a result of the incident, 31 people were killed, among which were five women and a minor girl. According to the police, migrants intended to cross La Mans and mooring to the British coast.
only two people survived from the whole group, they were hospitalized in serious condition. Law enforcement officers arrested four carriers.