VRT NWS
Since 1 May, no transmigrants, people eager to get to the UK in small boats, have been sighted off the Flemish coast and there have been no further police interventions. The arrest earlier of four people in Germany is believed to have contributed to a halt in the supply of nautical equipment such as inflatable boats, life jackets and GPS trackers Justice Minister Annelies Verlinden (Flemish Christian democrat CD&V) told the Belgian Parliament's Home Affairs Select Committee. Stopping such equipment from reaching the Flemish coast has clearly eased the pressure.
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