Post by gigi on Sept 16, 2021 7:18:11 GMT 1
Terrible news about 7 people who drowned in the Med yesterday. I read the headlines and thought they must be people struggling to get to France by boat. Poor people, I thought, trying to escape oppression or to make a better life for themselves and their families.
But no. It seems that they were older people at the coast having fun in the waves in the stormy seas, who were caught up and swept away by the terrible strength of the waves. The dead people and others struggling in the water were brought to shore by the bravery of others on the beaches and the emergency services. The authorities had to close some beaches to prevent more people entering the sea for pleasure. I felt even more shocked after I had read further.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58579407
www.midilibre.fr/2021/09/16/journee-noire-six-morts-par-noyade-sur-le-littoral-de-lherault-9792661.php
But no. It seems that they were older people at the coast having fun in the waves in the stormy seas, who were caught up and swept away by the terrible strength of the waves. The dead people and others struggling in the water were brought to shore by the bravery of others on the beaches and the emergency services. The authorities had to close some beaches to prevent more people entering the sea for pleasure. I felt even more shocked after I had read further.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58579407
www.midilibre.fr/2021/09/16/journee-noire-six-morts-par-noyade-sur-le-littoral-de-lherault-9792661.php
