Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie decided after discussions with the foreign and European affairs ministries that an EU “mission of expertise and support” should be sent immediately, a statement said. France currently holds the presidency of the European Union.

The Princess of the Stars remains stricken off the central Philippines after sinking in a typhoon on June 21. The upturned wreckage is thought to contain hundreds of dead bodies along with an illegal consignment of toxic pesticides.

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