Several people killed during Channel crossing attempt, say French authorities

Attempts to cross English Channel on small boats leave 4 migrants, including child, dead

French authorities said four migrants, including a 2-year-old child, died Saturday in two separate incidents as they attempted to cross the English Channel toward Britain. France's Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau deplored a “terrible tragedy" on X, saying that the child “was trampled to death in a boat." “The smugglers have…

Toddler among 3 dead in migrant Channel crossings

A two-year-old boy and three adults died overnight after two boats crowded with migrants got into difficulty while attempting the perilous Channel crossing from France to England, French officials said Saturday. The latest tragedies bring to 51 the number of migrants who have died attempting to reach England from France so far this year, according

Several migrants die while trying to cross English Channel: French minister

French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said several migrants, including a child, died while attempting to cross the English Channel from France to England.

Several die trying to cross English Channel, says French minister

paris — Several people, including a child, died while trying to cross the English Channel from France to England, French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said Saturday.  Attempts to cross the channel in small, overloaded boats are frequent despite strong currents in what is one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.  "Smugglers have the blood of these people on their hands and our government will step up the fight against these mafias that org…

Four migrants die after bid to cross English Channel

A two-year-old child and three adults have died on two packed migrant boats trying to cross from France to the United Kingdom.

Boy, two, among four deaths in two ‘tragedies’ involving small boats off France

The deaths occurred when occupants of overcrowded boats were ‘panicked’ by engine failures. A two-year-old boy, a woman and two men died in “two tragedies” off the coast of France, the Prefect of Pas-de-Calais region has confirmed. Jacques Billant, said that in the first incident on Saturday, the French coastguard responded to a boat carrying nearly 90 people on board which was suffering engine failure. A total of 15 people were recovered from …