Five migrants saved from channel after trying to sail to Britain from Calais

By Robert Hackwill





It is not often that migrants attempt to get into Britain the hard way, by crossing the channel from France on their own.

However conditions are so bad in Calais’ migrant “jungle” that some are prepared to risk their lives to get out of it.

Five migrants attempted the crossing in a three-metre boat on Saturday, but one of them swam back to shore for help after taking on water. The men had a lucky escape, but still needed treatment for hypothermia.

“They wouldn`t have held out for much longer, one of them had severe hypothermia. They were just exhausted and mostly scared by their misadventure,” said the President of the Calais branch of the French National Rescue at sea association Bernard Barron.

The jungle continues to grow despite the French authorities opening other facilities, and at its busiest was home for some 5000 people.

Less crowded now, it remains a place of despair with inadequate sanitation and poor protection from the elements.

-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2016-01-07

"place of despair"

They could apply for asylum in France.

Oh wait, they don't get housing benefit in France, I forgot.

Thats a relief , i thought that they had been rescued and were in Britain .i did not realize it was a warzone and unsafe in France though,what are we not being told ,has Germany invaded again?

Will a bill be presented to fund the cost of the rescue ?

Will a bill be presented to fund the cost of the rescue ?

Yes and all you Poms will pay it in your taxes

Will a bill be presented to fund the cost of the rescue ?

Yes, to the taxpayer.

Glad the attempt to get across failed miserably as it may at least prevent others from trying. Had they succeeded then every boat owner in France would have become rich overnight as thousands try to buy anything that floats !

Glad the attempt to get across failed miserably as it may at least prevent others from trying. Had they succeeded then every boat owner in France would have become rich overnight as thousands try to buy anything that floats !

It's a lovely time of year to cross in a small boat.

The level of desperation of these people is truly heart-wrenching.

There but for the Grace of God......

You're Welcome!!

Time to light the beacons.

No place for a fool, some of the busiest waterways in the world, even in fair weather, good light it is not for the feint of heart.

If they continue to try this they will be washing up on the shores of Europe.

However I am sure there are already plenty of smugglers charging who knows what to bring them over in small boats, 5k a time 10 immigrants, and hundreds of miles of coastline to leave from and drop off to.

The rescued economic migrants are from Iran. a country not at war, Send them back.

The level of desperation of these people is truly heart-wrenching.

There but for the Grace of God......

You're Welcome!!

Heart wrenching? Why they are safe in France what is their problem?

How many are refugees, how many economic migrants ... and how many terrorists?

The first only should be given sanctuary, and not necessarily in Britain, which is not their first port of call. And while they're waiting, they can think on whether they were better off before, or not.

Could we not give all 5000 of them boats similar to this one

Id say we all give them proper boats, so they can really reach the UK, away from the EU.

Id say we all give them proper boats, so they can really reach the UK, away from the EU.

Hold your armada, the UK is soon to vote on whether or not to be an island again.

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Are there women also in the camps? If babies are born, are they French?

boomerangutang, on 08 Feb 2016 - 08:22, said:

Are there women also in the camps? If babies are born, are they French?

Not sure about France. If it was the UK the baby would be a British Citizen.

And you know what that means.