Migrants undeterred by deaths to continue Channel crossing attempts


by BBC News

BBC News— Prospective migrants trying to reach the UK from France say smuggling operations are continuing after Tuesday's tragedy.

dailym.ai—'Nothing will stop us': Defiant migrants vow to continue crossing the Channel despite Rishi Sunak's plan to kick them out of the UK and fly them to Rwanda. Migrants say they are still wanting to come to Britain despite deportation risk. Defiance comes as French authorities told to 'ramp up efforts' in wake of deaths. They were pictured using tear gas to disperse migrants on the beach in Dunkirk

@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.

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