At Least 12 Asylum Seekers Die Trying to Cross English Channel

Published on September 3, 2024

At least 12 asylum seekers have died after their boat sank while trying to cross the English Channel, the French coastguard have said. Up to 65 people were rescued in a search operation conducted by French authorities on Tuesday morning after a boat they were aboard got into trouble off the coast of Cap Gris-Nez, around 10 miles north of Wimereux. French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin described the incident as a “terrifying shipwreck,” confirming in a post on social media platform X that there were 12 fatalities, two missing, and several injured. The French coastguard said that all the people on board the vessel—a dinghy—had ended up in the water, with several needing medical care....

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