According to Reuters and other media on the 14th, the British government announced that a ship carrying about 50 immigrants capsized in English Channel on Wednesday, killing 4 people. British Home Secretary Braverman said the search and rescue operation is still in progress.
A British government spokesperson said: "At 3:05 am today (GMT) GMT4 Standard Time), the British government received an alarm saying that an immigration ship was in danger in the English Channel. Unfortunately, this incident has killed four people."
According to the BBC (BBC), British Home Secretary Braverman told the British House of Commons that the search and rescue operation is still in progress and she has discussed related matters with the head of the BBC. British Prime Minister Sunak expressed grief over the "tragic loss of life".
BBC said that the lowest temperature in the UK at the time of the incident was 1 degree Celsius, and the English Channel might be colder, which made the search and rescue operation difficult.
British media said that the accident was another tragedy caused by an immigration ship accident that occurred since November 2021. In November 2021, at least 27 immigrants died after an immigration ship sank.
