Summary
- Eight migrants died when their overcrowded vessel capsized while attempting to cross the Channel from France to England, with only one out of six having a lifejacket.
- This incident brings the total number of migrant deaths attempting to reach British shores to 46 this year, up from 12 in 2023.
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and France’s President Emmanuel Macron pledged this summer to strengthen “cooperation” in handling the surge in undocumented migrant numbers.