🔶 Dutch coast guard rescues 36 refugees from an inflatable boat

According to an announcement by rescue forces on the coasts of the Netherlands, 36 refugees were rescued from an inflatable boat. A police spokesperson said this is the first time such a thing has been seen in Dutch waters. Police say it is not yet clear where the boat came from.

Doron Vaalin, a spokesperson for the Dutch police, told the French news agency on Saturday, October 31 (8 Aban): “This is the first time we are seeing something like this in the waters of the Netherlands.”

He added: “We still don’t know where this boat came from.”

The rescue operation was carried out on the coasts of the city of Brescens in the south west of the Netherlands. According to Vaalin, the police spokesperson, after the boat’s engine failed, it was in a “very dangerous” condition. Police say the boat’s main destination is also still unknown, but the boat was found at a distance of about 250 kilometers south of Amsterdam.