Four people died erstwhile a tiny boat carrying migrants to the UK sank on the La Manche Channel – the French local authorities notified on Thursday. A search operation is underway
- rescue.
‘The water taxi sank today. The situation is inactive being assessed" informed the local administration in Calais.
Last year, human traffickers utilized pontoons equipped with engines, taking migrants from the northern coasts of France and Belgium. The authorities call specified pontoons “water taxis”, explained the Reuter Agency.
JG, PAP