Migrant small boat where five people were crushed to death was overrun by 50 penniless men from sub-Saharan Africa who rushed the dinghy as it was due to set off across the English Channel, prosecutors say


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dailym.ai— The group of young men came out of the dunes and stormed a vessel full of asylum seekers paying up to £1000-a-head to reach Britain.

dailym.ai—Some of the five migrants killed trying to get to Britain were CRUSHED to death on board the tiny boat: French investigators say some victims suffocated while others drowned. A criminal enquiry was underway in France last night following the five deaths - including a four-year-old girl - in the English Channel.

BBC News—Five deaths in English Channel are tragic, says Rishi Sunak. The prime minister says it "underscores" the importance of his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.

The Guardian—Five people die in attempt to cross Channel in small boat from France. 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