Dutch authorities rescue 38 people adrift in rubber boat
- Refugee and migrant boats are rarely found in Dutch waters, and authorities are still trying to establish where this one came from.
- Authorities in the Netherlands have rescued 38 people found adrift in a rubber boat off the Dutch coast, in one of the first such interceptions for the country.
- Two of the people on board the dinghy when it was rescued are thought to be smugglers, while the rest are migrants, military police spokesperson Doron Wallin told The Associated Press news agency on Saturday.
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- Refugee and migrant boats are rarely found in Dutch waters, and authorities are still trying to establish where this one came from.
- Authorities in the Netherlands have rescued 38 people found adrift in a rubber boat off the Dutch coast, in one of the first such interceptions for the country.
- Two of the people on board the dinghy when it was rescued are thought to be smugglers, while the rest are migrants, military police spokesperson Doron Wallin told The Associated Press news agency on Saturday.
Sources: Al Jazeera