London, March 4, 2025 (AFP) - Survivor of deadly Channel sinking says migrants 'treated like animals'

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2025-03-04

A Somali survivor of the deadliest "small boats" Channel crossing on record told a UK inquiry Tuesday that drowning migrants were "treated like animals" and died awaiting rescue. Issa Mohamed Omar was one of only two survivors after an inflatable dinghy carrying people across from France capsized on November 24, 2021, killing at least 27 people. The victims were mainly Iraqi Kurds and included at least seven women, a 16-year-old boy and a seven-......

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