Two Die Trying To Cross Channel To UK
French authorities said 149 migrants were aboard the boat as prosecutors opened an investigation into the deaths and burns.
- Two men died and two women were hospitalized with burns while attempting to cross the English Channel overnight from Sunday to Monday, French authorities reported.
- La Voix du Nord, a regional French newspaper, reported the women's burns resulted from a chemical reaction between gasoline and seawater; the deaths bring Franco-British maritime border fatalities to at least 24 this year.
- Last week, another crossing resulted in three deaths, including a 10-year-old child, underscoring the dangers of hazardous journeys in unstable rubber dinghies that smugglers charge thousands of dollars to arrange.
- Separately, 149 migrants arrived at Gosport marina late Sunday, where Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary imposed conditions under the Public Order Act amid an anti-migrant protest.
- The Boulogne-sur-Mer public prosecutor has opened an investigation into the deaths, while The Home Office stated The Border Security Command continues processing small boat arrivals in Kent.
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Many departures have been reported in recent days due to favourable weather conditions. Since the beginning of the year, at least 24 people have died at sea at the Franco-British border.
Two migrants die attempting Channel crossing to Britain
Two migrants died while attempting to cross the English Channel from France to Britain overnight from Sunday to Monday, while two women sustained burns and were taken to hospital, French authorities said. The two deceased migrants, who were in their 30s and 40s, died during the attempted crossing. Two women also suffered extensive burns and […] Two migrants die attempting Channel crossing to Britain
They wanted to go to Britain and risked their lives: two people died that night trying to cross the Channel, and there were also injured.
Two women were also hospitalized with burns after a boat carrying 120 people set off on Sunday night, leaving about 20 migrants stranded in the water after they were able to board.
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