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It is women, children and men between the ages of seven and 46 who dare to cross the English Channel in November 2021 in a dinghy. The refugees are mainly Iraqi Kurds.
The hopelessly overcrowded boat leaves the French coast and soon runs into trouble. The dinghy loses air, the engine cuts out and it begins to sink.
At 1:48 a.m., the French Coast Guard received the first distress call. According to AFP news agency, one of the castaways shouts: “Please help us! We are in the water!” The Coast Guard replied, “Yes, but you are in English waters.”
According to the transcript of the conversation, the man in distress says, “No, not English waters! French waters! Please come quickly!” Then the conversation ends. About 15 calls are being ignored by the Coast Guard. Locations sent via Whatsapp will not be responded to.
No one comes, the boat sinks. A survivor later tells that people jumped into the water to lighten the boat. “We all held hands to save ourselves.” The castaways held out for hours.
Until the day came. “The sun was shining, but we couldn’t hold out any longer.” The people couldn’t stand it any longer. “They just went down. They are deceased.”
27 people die, including a pregnant woman. All but two occupants are killed. Rescue teams did not respond until ten hours later after fishermen raised the alarm.
Now the French judiciary has charged five soldiers – three women and two men – with the deaths of the 27 people who died on November 24, 2021. (new)
Source: Blick
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