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31 migrants die in deadliest English Channel boat tragedy between France and UK

Published Nov 24 2021 at 8:54 PM GMT
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  • At least 31 migrants died on Wednesday crossing from France to England when their boat sank off the port of Calais, French authorities said, the deadliest disaster since the Channel became a major part of the migrant route.
  • President Emmanuel Macron, saying France would not allow the Channel to become a “cemetery”, vowed to find out who was responsible for the tragedy as prosecutors opened a manslaughter probe.“It is Europe’s deepest values – humanism, respect for the dignity of each person –….




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  • Published Nov 24, 2021 8:54 PM GMT