The catastrophe is the deadliest lack of life within the Channel this yr. The mayor of Boulogne-sur-Mer, Frédéric Cuvillier, informed the BBC {that a} pregnant lady had died. One supply stated a Syrian smuggler might have been concerned.
Town’s prosecutor, Guirec Le Bras, stated that these killed had been “primarily of Eritrean origin,” however that officers “would not have consolidated particulars that may enable us to specify the precise nationalities”.
Earlier than Tuesday’s incident, 30 individuals had already died crossing the Channel in 2024 – the very best determine for any yr since 2021, when 45 deaths had been recorded, in line with the UN’s Worldwide Organisation for Migration.
