Twenty-seven people have drowned at sea near the French city of Calais in an attempt to enter Britain illegally.
Migrants from France drowned while trying to reach Britain by boat, including five women and a girl, while two people were rescued from drowning.
Following the incident, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel McKeown have announced that they will step up joint efforts against human trafficking groups to prevent such incidents.
French police say the boat full of migrants left Dunkirk, near the town of Banana, for the UK, where fishermen say more migrants are now heading to Britain by sea than usual due to better weather. tried to.
Authorities say about 25 boats attempted to cross the English Channel that day, but a boat sank and a fishing boat alerted authorities. 2 people were saved from drowning.
According to French Interior Minister Gerald Dermann, 34 people were on board the wrecked boat, one of whom is still missing, while four human smugglers have been arrested at the Belgian border since the incident and an investigation has been launched.
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