More than 60 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants was found off cape verde in west africa. 38 people, including children have been rescued. it s thought they were aiming to travel to europe via the spanish canary islands. the boat was found drifting about 300 kilometres from cape verde. those on board are thought to have come from senegal. let s talk to natasha tsangarides, associate director at the freedom from torture ngo. you can only imagine the conditions on board and what those people were going through. what reasons do you think many of them would have had for leaving senegal? just think many of them would have had for leaving senegal? for leaving senegal? just to say first of all. for leaving senegal? just to say first of all. it for leaving senegal? just to say first of all, it is for leaving senegal? just to say first of all, it is absolutely - first of all, it is absolutely devastating what has happened, because these deaths are entirely avoidable. we
Something. we don t seem to have sound but that is the scene in calais. that is what is going on, live pictures of the french secretary of state of the sea meeting people involved in the migrant rescue operations. more on that story. simonjones is at dover, with this update on the story. in terms of the sequence of events, a passing ship actually spotted a boat carrying migrants in difficulty, it was reported that the people on board were trying to bail out water using their shoes. an emergency response was activated, several lifeboats were sent to the scene and by the time they arrived it was a pretty catastrophic picture. you had numerous people were in the water screaming for help. rescuers did what they did. one person was airlifted to hospital in calais where they were later pronounced dead. five other bodies were taken to shore by the lifeboat and the survivors, around 40 50 people were brought here to dover
On thursday, 755 people crossed the channel, the largest daily figure so far this year. and more than 100,000 have made the journey since the crossings began in earnest in 2018. once again, the channel one of the most dangerous and busiest shipping lanes in the world has proved to be deadly for migrants. richard galpin, bbc news. well, our correspondent simonjones has been following events from dover. in terms of the sequence of events, a passing ship actually spotted a boat carrying migrants in difficulty, it was reported that the people on board were trying to bail out water using their shoes. now, an emergency response was activated, several were sent to the scene, and by the time they arrived, it was a pretty catastrophic picture. you had numerous people were in
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