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WIMEREUX, France/DOVER, England (Reuters) -Five migrants, including a child, died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France to Britain in an overcrowded small boat on Tuesday, hours ...
The report by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch also revealed the occupants could only raise the alarm by mobile phone.
The incident follows four days of crossings that saw a total of 1,485 people make the journey - the busiest Christmas period since records began in 2018. Mr Tapp said deaths in the Channel are "a ...
On 11 November, a new record daily number of migrant crossings occurred, with around 1,000 people intercepted by border patrols. The cumulative total of 23,000 for the year was reported as far higher than previous years. [40] On 24 November, the deadliest incident on record occurred. An inflatable dinghy carrying 30 migrants capsized while ...
The Bishop of Dover has warned that the millions of pounds being handed to France by the British government to stop migrants crossing the Channel on small boats is “creating more death”.
Some 122 migrants were detected making the crossing on Sunday, which means 20,110 have arrived since Labour won the general election on July 5. The 20,000 figure was passed on the 150th day of Sir ...
English Channel showing the Strait of Dover. People smuggling across Europe has become a common practice by criminal gangs in the 21st century. [1] In recent times, significant numbers of migrants have crossed the English Channel from France to get to the UK.
Tug Haven was a migrant processing centre located near the Viaduct in Dover, [1] beside a jetty in Dover Western Docks. [2] It existed to process migrant crossings across the English Channel who had arrived on the coast of the United Kingdom. It was closed in 2022 following negative reports, with migrants being taken to Western Jet Foil and ...