Capsized boat in the channel - 30 to 50 on board

25Avalon

Strictly speaking they are not refugees as they are coming from a safe place ie France.

You need to look at the law.

25Avalon

This is why this migration by small boats needs to be stopped. Not only are these migrants risking their lives in freezing cold waters but now local people can’t access A&E either. Emergency services are searching in awful conditions. There has to be a better way. We either stop it completely like Australia or we have a better system in place for migrants to legally apply. The traffickers who organise the boats have blood on their hands.

All we need to do is to stop demonising these poor people, provide a safe route and process their asylum applications promptly and effectively once they get here. Tories are playing with these people's lives by using them as a political strategy.

We will never stop them trying to get here.

Strictly speaking they are not refugees as they are coming from a safe place ie France.

Casdon

Hospital

Thank goodness for the rescue teams - well done!

I shall send my Christmas contribution to the RNLI asap.

Casdon

Hospital

I stand corrected. Good news!

Also according to LBC Casdon so not quite right Growstuff and GagaJo that all are dead but they are in a bad way in hospital.In November 2021 27 perished yet it still goes on.

25Avalon

This is why this migration by small boats needs to be stopped. Not only are these migrants risking their lives in freezing cold waters but now local people can’t access A&E either. Emergency services are searching in awful conditions. There has to be a better way. We either stop it completely like Australia or we have a better system in place for migrants to legally apply. The traffickers who organise the boats have blood on their hands.

They need easy and identifiable routes.

They need to be able to check in to a centre at the French coast and then be taken to the U.K. by Ferry where their application for asylum is dealt with quickly and efficiently.

Once identified as a refugee they can then work and help fill all the vacant posts.

Those minority who are not deemed to be refugees should be sent back to their own country asap.

Simple - but not apparently for this government who appears to be unable to organise a piss-up in a brewery.

Hospital

According to Sky News
A member of the rescue team has confirmed that at least three people have died. 43 people have been rescued alive and have been taken to

growstuff

I wouldn't worry too much about A & E. I doubt if many have survived.

I assume all dead.

I wouldn't worry too much about A & E. I doubt if many have survived.

This is why this migration by small boats needs to be stopped. Not only are these migrants risking their lives in freezing cold waters but now local people can’t access A&E either. Emergency services are searching in awful conditions. There has to be a better way. We either stop it completely like Australia or we have a better system in place for migrants to legally apply. The traffickers who organise the boats have blood on their hands.

Have any been rescued?

My goodness what a wretched end to a wretched life.

One would hope that mankind could muster up the kindness to help these poor souls.

They would only survive minutes in these freezing temperatures. It does not bear thinking about.

Terrible tragedy.

Oh that just doesn't bear thinking about.

I hope they can all be rescued, but as you say, in these freezing conditions, it doesn't seem likely.