volunteer for the three easy to people to say yes to go and volunteerfor the three main british charities in calais that support the refugees stranded there trying to get to the uk. so we go every three months and just for the weekend so people can see how easy it is to go in to help. and maybe start their own convoys and multiply the amount of volunteers because they are a huge need between the british charities. ~ ., ., huge need between the british charities. ~ . ., , ., huge need between the british charities. . ., ., ., , charities. what are your emotions toda as charities. what are your emotions today as you charities. what are your emotions today as you watch charities. what are your emotions today as you watch the charities. what are your emotions today as you watch the story i charities. what are your emotions i today as you watch the story unfold? i m horrified. we are actually leaving on friday morning for our first convoy since january 2020 because of the pandemic wou
seen think to some extent what we have seen on think to some extent what we have seen on the think to some extent what we have seen on the last 24 hours being in calais seen on the last 24 hours being in calais and seen on the last 24 hours being in calais and dunkirk is a habit of the last couple calais and dunkirk is a habit of the last couple of days, has been many people last couple of days, has been many people looking to try and make the crossing people looking to try and make the crossing today, i believe it least when crossing today, i believe it least when he crossing today, i believe it least when he five crosses attempted to me because when he five crosses attempted to me because i when he five crosses attempted to me because i knew the weather over the next two because i knew the weather over the next two to because i knew the weather over the next two to three days was forecast to get next two to three days was forecast to get very next two t
waters where it is much more safe to do so and to bring an end to the small boats crossings crisis. the people smugglers do not care about the lives they are putting at risk. and further it will be heard there it has been confirmed in at least 31 people have drowned it from this capsizing. also from the french interior minister, a search party will continue to look for any survivors of this migrant boat that sank in the english channel. while the death toll currently stands at 31, we do not have a confirmed total for the number of people who were on this boat and the french authorities are confirming that that search will go on. also to reiterate in the last few minutes of the french interior minister has said that for traffickers linked to the incident today have been arrested. and on the french side, let s hear from jean marc puissesseau, the head of the ports of calais and boulogne, speaking
the french interior minister, gerald darmanin, headed to the scene, tweeting. as news of the tragedy broke, the prime minister, borisjohnson, announced he would chair a meeting of the cobra emergency committee in response. ijust want to say that i am shocked and appalled and deeply saddened by the loss of life at sea in the channel. i think that the details are still coming in, but more than 20 people have lost their lives, as you know. and my thoughts and sympathies are first of all with the victims and theirfamilies, and it s an appalling thing that they have suffered. but i also want to say that this
been have spoken him as well, they have been taken have spoken him as well, they have been taken aback byjust how many people been taken aback byjust how many people have turned to the english channel people have turned to the english channel as a route because of course is not channel as a route because of course is not as channel as a route because of course is not as if channel as a route because of course is not as if the english channel has ust is not as if the english channel has just come is not as if the english channel has just come out of nowhere. it s always just come out of nowhere. it s always been there but traditionally it has always been there but traditionally it has not always been there but traditionally it has not been the preferred route for people it has not been the preferred route for people trying to make that crossing for people trying to make that crossing. one of the reasons why some crossing. one of the reasons why some people have no