- Aug 4
157 migrants rescued from burning boat in English Channel, one of the largest operations since 2018
French and British coastguard vessels took 152 people off an overloaded migrant boat whose engine caught fire, after five others had been evacuated overnight on the France-UK water border early Tuesday, in one of the largest Channel rescue operations since crossings began in 2018.
- Jun 16
France orders trial of 14 people over 2021 Channel drowning that killed 31 migrants
Fourteen people linked to smuggling networks will stand trial over the 2021 capsizing in the English Channel that left 31 migrants dead, the deadliest such incident on the route.
