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WORLD NEWS Monday 16 SepteMber 2024
At least 8 people have died trying to cross the English Channel

By BARBARA SURK attempted to reach Brit- the Channel from France
Associated Press ain from northern France, since 2018, according to
NICE, France (AP) — At plunging dozens into the U.K. Home Office figures.
least eight people died treacherous waterway and On Saturday alone, 14
during a failed attempt leaving 12 dead, officials boats carrying 801 migrants
to cross the English Chan- said.British officials were reached Britain.
nel from northern France, quick to express sadness French coast guard and
French maritime authorities over another English Chan- navy vessels on Saturday
said Sunday. nel tragedy. rescued 200 people from
The tragedy occurred Sat- “It’s awful,’’ Foreign Secre- the treacherous waters in
urday just before midnight tary David Lammy told the the Pas-de-Calais area, ac-
when authorities spotted BBC. “It’s a further loss of cording to a report sent by
a boat, carrying dozens, in life.” French maritime authorities
distress near a beach in the The new Labour Party gov- in charge of the Channel
northern town of Amble- ernment has pledged to and the North Sea.
teuse. A boat thought to be with migrants is escorted by a vessel from crack down on criminal
A French rescue ship was the French Gendarmerie Nationale off the Wimereux beach, gangs and had discussed They said they observed 18
deployed to the area and France, Sept. 4, 2024. with European partners attempts of boat depar-
rescue services offered Associated Press “how we go after those tures from France to Britain
medical assistance to 53 emergency,” including a apart on the rocks,” he gangs, in cooperation up- on Saturday.
migrants on the beach, a 10-month-old baby with hy- added. stream.’’
statement from the French pothermia, Jacques Billant, Fifty-one survivors have Europe’s increasingly strict Other surveillance and
maritime authorities in the Pas-de-Calais prefect, been taken to a reception asylum rules, growing xe- rescue operations are un-
charge of the Channel and told French media on Sun- center in the city of Tou- nophobia and hostile treat- derway Sunday along the
the North Sea said. day. He said that survivors louse, according to local ment of migrants have entire Pas-de-Calais coast
“Despite the emergency came from Eritrea, Sudan, authorises. The prosecu- been pushing them north. amid stormy weather con-
care provided, eight peo- Syria, Afghanistan, Egypt tor’s office in Boulogne-sur- At least 46 migrants had ditions and agitated sea,
ple have died,” the state- and Iran. mer has opened an inves- died while trying to cross French maritime authorities
ment said. The inflatable boat, carry- tigation. to the U.K. this year, said said. They warned anyone
No people were discov- ing 59 people, set sail from The deaths on Saturday Billant, the Pas-de-Calais who tries to cross the Chan-
ered during the search at the beach near the town occurred nearly two weeks prefect. nel on flimsy and overload-
sea, it added. of Vimont and ran aground after a boat carrying mi- At least 137,563 people ed boats and in often dif-
Six people were taken soon after, the prefect said. grants ripped apart in the have reached the United ficult weather conditions of
to hospital “in relative “The boat was clearly torn English Channel as they Kingdom after crossing “significant risks.”q

A high-level U.S. delegation in Dhaka to foster economic growth

with interim government

By JULHAS ALAM Associ- tives his interim administra-
ated Press tion has moved fast to “re-
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) set, reform, and restart” the
— A high-level U.S. delega- economy, initiate reforms
tion met Sunday with the in financial sectors, and fix
head of Bangladesh’s in- institutions such as the judi-
terim government, Nobel ciary and police, the state-
laureate Muhammad Yu- ment said.
nus, to affirm “dedication
to fostering inclusive eco- The U.S. delegation, led
nomic growth,” according by Brent Neiman, assistant
to the American embassy secretary for International
in Dhaka. Finance at the U.S. Depart-
Yunus took over after for- ment of the Treasury, had
mer Prime Minister Sheikh representatives from the
Hasina fled the country last U.S. Agency for Interna-
month amid a mass upris- tional Development, and
ing. She was accused of Office of the U.S. Trade
corruption, violation of hu- Representative. Donald Lu,
man rights and excessive assistant secretary of State
use of force against the for South and Central Asian
protesters. Affairs, joined the delega-
During her 15-year rule, tion after visiting India.
Hasina enjoyed close rela- Reed J. Aeschliman, USAID Mission Director for Bangladesh, front left, and A. K. M. Shahabuddin, They met with several of-
tions with India, China and Additional Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, pose for a photograph with other officials ficials in Dhaka, including
after signing the 6th amendment of ‘The Development Objective Grant Agreement (DOAG)’ in
Russia who have heavily Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. Touhid Hossain, the coun-
invested in the country’s in- Associated Press try’s adviser to the Ministry
frastructure development, tor in Bangladesh under build the country, carry ment after he met the del- of Foreign Affairs. The USAID
trade and investment. The Hasina. out vital reforms, and bring egation at the State Guest also signed an agreement
U.S. has also become the Yunus on Sunday said he back stolen assets,” his House Jamuna in Dhaka. to provide $202.25 million in
single largest foreign inves- sought U.S. support “to re- press office said in a state- He told the U.S. representa- aid to Bangladesh.q