A devastated father watched his young daughter drown before his eyes, a refugee organization said today.Dany Patoux, from the Bolougne-based organization Osmose 62, said many witnessed the deaths of five people trying to cross the English Channel this morning. The French coast guard confirmed that three men, a woman and a child, believed to be a four-year-old girl, had died.We knew the little girl well. We have photos with her with a big smile on her face, hoping for a better life.But now...
Prospective migrants trying to reach the UK from France say smuggling operations are continuing after Tuesday's tragedy.
Britain's new law allowing the deportation of undocumented asylum seekers to Rwanda is sparking fear among migrants who have come to France in the hope of crossing the Channel to England.Incredulity and trepidation spread in a makeshift camp at Loon-Plage, a town near Dunkirk on the northern French coast, where migrants were waiting for a chance to cross the water.Many said they realised that even if they reached their destination, they could quickly find themselves bundled onto a flight to...
The five people are reported to have died in a crush on the overcrowded boat.
Parliament was urged to finally pass the Rwanda bill last night after the number of illegal Channel crossings hit a new daily high for 2024.
Five people, including a child, died while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the U.K., French authorities said Tuesday, just hours after the British government approved a migrant bill to deport some of those who entered the country illegally to Rwanda.
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.
The deaths, including a child, come hours after the government passed the controversial Rwanda deportation plan.
A child is among at least five people who have died while trying to cross
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