Tugs drive migrants to death: tragic crossings across the canal!
Tugs drive migrants to death: tragic crossings across the canal!
Last year, tragic 78 migrants died to Great Britain on attempted crossings over the English Channel from France. This frightening number was published by Xavier Delrieu, the head of the authority to combat migrant smuggling. A total of 36,000 migrants managed to survive the dangerous journey, which corresponds to an increase of 24 percent compared to the previous year. Many of the inflatable boats used are of miserable quality and often overloaded, which leads to catastrophic accidents. Delrieu criticized that the boats are often sewn together in inappropriately and operated by Iraqi-Kurdish and Afghan tractor gangs. These also use violence against migrants to force them to cross, especially on stormy days when the threat exists to fall into the water.new measures against the tractor transport network
In order to stop the hustle and bustle of the tractors, the French government now wants to take more active measures. A new system of floating locks was inaugurated on the ÉtaPles to prevent the inflatable boats on the departure. These blocking buoys are connected by solid metal chains and are only 50 cm apart. The aim is to make it more difficult for the tugs to bring migrants to the crossing. Critics, such as Pierre Roques from the organization "L’Auberge des Migrant", point out that these barriers are not allowed to do little. Despite these measures, the risk of migrants remains high; In 2022, almost 52,000 people dared to try the dangerous passage.
In addition, four alleged tugs were charged with negligent killing after six migrants were killed in a shipwreck near the northern French coast. Delrieu emphasizes that the measure to combat the tug gang is becoming increasingly strict. Last year over 4,000 tugs were arrested nationwide, and the legal situation was tightened to punish those responsible harder. An additional aspect of the problem is the price for the crossing, which varies greatly depending on the origin and financial situation, so that migrants from Afghanistan and Iraq pay up to 1500 euros, while Vietnamese even have to invest more than 3000 euros. This terrifying reality illustrates the desperate location of many migrants who risk their lives to seek a better life.More information about the tragic incidents can be found at krone.at and news.fr .
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