UN says 2024 worst year for Channel migrant deaths - BBC News
WEB11 hours ago · UN says 2024 is deadliest year for Channel migrants. PA. The year 2024 has already become the deadliest for migrant crossings of the English Channel, according to a United Nations agency. So far ...
More than 25,000 migrants cross Channel in 2024 - BBC
WEBSep 23, 2024 · More than 25,000 people have crossed the English Channel in small boats so far this year. A provisional total of 25,052 was reached as Home Office data confirmed 717 migrants arrived on Sunday.
Boy, two, 'trampled to death' as four migrants die while …
WEB4 days ago · Meanwhile, 395 migrants arrived in the UK on seven boats after crossing the Channel on Friday, according to UK authorities. Some of those arriving were pictured wearing life jackets as they were ...
Migrants: More than 900 people arrive in small boats in a day - BBC
WEBMore than 900 migrants arrive in small boats in a day. More than 900 people crossed the English Channel in small boats on Saturday - the highest daily total so far this year. According to the Home ...
6 dead, more than 50 rescued from capsized migrant boat in the …
WEBAug 12, 2023 · LONDON (AP) — An overloaded boat carrying migrants capsized before dawn Saturday in the English Channel, killing at least six people and leaving more than 50 others to be rescued, according to French authorities.
Four migrants including child die in Channel crossing attempt
WEB4 days ago · Published. 5 October 2024. Four people, including a two-year-old boy, have died while attempting to cross the English Channel, French authorities say. The authorities said they were found ...
Channel migrants: More than 100,000 crossings made since 2018 - BBC
WEBAug 11, 2023 · More than 100,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel on small boats in the last five years. The milestone was reached on Thursday as 755 people crossed in 14 boats, according to the Home...
Tide turns for Channel smugglers but the migrant crossings go on - BBC
WEBBorder officials in the UK and France have welcomed a "really significant" drop in the number of migrants crossing the English Channel this year in small boats. Official figures are down by...
At least six people dead and dozens rescued as migrant boat crossing …
WEBAug 12, 2023 · At least six people have died and dozens of others have been rescued after a migrant boat crossing the English Channel capsized. Two people are still feared missing with more than 50 rescued, French authorities have said.
Four migrants die in attempted English Channel crossing - Financial Times
WEBJul 12, 2024 · Four migrants have died after a boat trying to reach Britain from France capsized in the Channel, the latest deadly accident this year as the number of hazardous crossings in small boats...