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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Diane Taylor

Channel migrant dinghy tragedy ‘entirely predictable’, inquiry hears

A French rescue vessel in the Channel at night, travelling towards the shore.
The boat, which was carrying 33 people including eight children, made several desperate calls to the coastguard. Photograph: François Lo Presti/AFP/Getty Images

An inquiry into the biggest ever loss of life in a migrant dinghy in the Channel has heard that it was “entirely predictable” that a catastrophic event involving mass casualties would occur.

The Cranston inquiry began hearing evidence on Monday into how at least 27 people drowned on 24 November 2021 in the narrow stretch of water separating the UK from France.

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