‘More people would be alive if rescue came quickly’ – Channel crossing survivor

Issa Mohamed Omar, one of just two survivors of the deadliest Channel crossing on record, giving evidence to the Cranston Inquiry into the deaths of at least 27 people crossing the English Channel on November 24 2021 (The Cranston Inquiry/PA) - (PA Media)

One of just two survivors of the deadliest Channel crossing on record has told an inquiry of the “harrowing” situation that unfolded when their boat got into trouble, and how he believes more people would have survived if a rescue mission had come quickly.

Issa Mohamed Omar was one of the passengers on board an inflatable boat that capsized as it attempted the journey to the UK from France on November 24 2021.