Five people die in attempt to cross Channel in small boat from France
by The Guardian
The Guardian— Three men, a woman and a child reported dead with vessel said to have been carrying more than 110 peopleFive people, including a child, have died in an attempt to cross the Channel in a small boat near the town of Wimereux, south of Calais, French authorities say.More than 110 people were said to have been on board the vessel when it left at 5am near the Plage des Allemands. Continue reading
@thelocalfrance—Five die attempting Channel crossing, say French police. At least five people, including a child, died overnight during an attempt to cross the Channel from France to Britain, a French police source said on Tuesday.
dailym.ai—Surge in Channel crossings as one in five small boats migrants are now from Vietnam, figures show. Some 6,265 people have arrived in Britain by dinghy since January, the Home Office said yesterday - a 24 per cent rise on the same period of 2023.
dailym.ai—Father of four-year-old girl who was one of five migrants who died in Channel boat tragedy is arrested on suspicion of people trafficking along with the rest of the 47 rescued survivors. The father, who was on the overloaded boat, collapsed in tears after he was rescued from the sea and brought back to shore by the French Coast Guard this morning.