Afghanistan, Nov. 2 -- Dutch authorities rescued 38 people, including 36 Afghans, from a motorless inflatable boat drifting off the country's southern coast, while two Sudanese men were arrested on suspicion of human smuggling.
The rescue operation took place early Saturday, October 31, near Breskens in the southwestern province of Zeeland. The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, police, Coast Guard and other emergency services took part in the operation and towed the boat to the harbour at Cadzand, according to Dutch authorities.
The group consisted of 36 Afghan men and two Sudanese men, all of whom were travelling without life jackets. The boat had lost its engine and was drifting uncontrollably, creating what authorities described as dange...