A boat sank off France's northern coast and plunged more than 50 migrants into the waters of the English Channel as they tried to cross it on Tuesday, French maritime authorities said.
The UNHCR stated that it is collaborating with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to aid survivors and offer protection.
The boat was carrying some 260 migrants from Somali and Ethiopia from the northern coast of Somalia on the 320 km journey across the Gulf of Aden on Monday. The death toll is expected to rise as several migrants remained missing after the mishap.
The UK Parliament on Tuesday finally passed British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's latest bid to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda as a means to stop illegal immigration. The move had been widely criticised by human rights organisations and some among Sunak's own Conservative Party.
Four migrants were rescued and admitted to a hospital on Friday, while authorities are conducting search operations to locate others. Most migrants from the Middle East and Africa often leave Turkey to try to reach Greece in search of a better life in European countries.
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya, the survivors told them that the vessel was carrying around 86 people who had departed the Libyan city of Zwara.
Rome, July 12: A politician from Italy's Northern League party sparked off a controversy when he said he becomes "happy" whenever a migrant boat sinks in the sea."I am happy when a migrant boat sinks,"
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