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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Diane Taylor

Relatives of 27 who drowned in Channel boat sinking demand answers

A torn dinghy sits in the dunes on 26 November 2021 in Wimereux, Pas-de-Calais, France.
A torn dinghy in the dunes on 26 November 2021 in Wimereux, France. Three children were among the 27 who died in the sinking. Photograph: Thierry Monasse/Getty Images

The relatives of 27 people who died in the worst mass drowning in the Channel for decades have marked two years since the disaster by issuing an open letter demanding answers over what happened.

Signed together with dozens of refugee NGOs, the letter states that the families still have no explanation as to why French and British authorities failed the people onboard a sinking dinghy who repeatedly called for help.

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