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At least three dead and 40 rescued after migrant boat capsizes in Channel

At least three people have died after a migrant boat capsized in the English Channel in the early hours of Wednesday. Sources confirmed 43 people were rescued, including more than 30 who were pulled from the freezing waters. It is feared the death toll will continue to rise. The inflatable…

Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2022

Three dead as 43 people rescued from sinking small boat off English Channel

Major emergency operation to save small boat as rescue mission launched

Liverpool Echo · Dec 14, 2022

Several confirmed dead after small boat sinks in English Channel

Four people have died following an incident involving a small boat carrying around 40 migrants in the English Channel between Britain and France, the British government said in a statement.

France 24 · Dec 14, 2022

At least four dead and 40 rescued after migrant boat capsizes in Channel

A distress call was made just before 3am with helicopters from Britain and France helping the rescue mission

Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2022

Four people dead and another 40 rescued in English Channel as migrant boat sinks

Britain has seen yet another migrant tragedy in its waters today as a boat carrying between 40 and 50 people got into trouble in icy cold waters - four have tragcially died while 43 have been rescued in the early hours off the coast of Kent

Daily Mirror · Dec 14, 2022

Key points in Sunak’s plan to tackle migrant crossings

Rishi Sunak has set out a series of measures aimed at curbing the number of people crossing the English Channel in small boats.

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022

Three killed, several missing after explosion on island of Jersey

Three people were killed and around a dozen others remain missing after an explosion early on Saturday morning at a block of flats on the island of Jersey, off the coast of northern France.

Reuters · Dec 10, 2022

UK, European neighbours agree to curb illegal immigration

Ministers from Britain, Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands on Thursday agreed plans to step up co-operation to tackle irregular immigration across Europe and try to stop people smugglers working in the English Channel.

Reuters · Dec 8, 2022

France rescues at least 240 migrants in English Channel in 24 hours

French emergency services have reportedly rescued some 240 migrants heading in small boats across the Channel to the southern coast of England within a 24-hour period this week.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 30, 2022

French authorities rescue 61 migrants including children in Channel

French authorities rescued 61 migrants including small children in the English Channel on Tuesday in one of the largest emergency operations in recent months as calm seas drew a rush of migrants in small boats toward the coast of Britain.

Reuters · Nov 29, 2022