Eight migrants die in Channel crossing attempt

The French and British governments have sought for years to stop the flow of migrants, who pay smugglers thousands of euros per head for the passage on overloaded rubber dinghies.

French gendarme use a tractor to pull a damaged migrants' boat after a failed attempt to cross the English Channel that led to the death of eight people near the beach of Ambleteuse, northern France on September 15, 2024. (AFP)