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At least three UK-bound migrants died today and dozens more were severely injured when a mega-dinghy capsized in the English Channel.
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dinghy → see → Channel
The accident happened off the coast at Wissant, near Calais, first thing on a Monday morning.
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accident → happen → morning
A spokesman for the Pas-de-Calais confirmed ‘a provisional total of three deaths and many more injured.’
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spokesman → confirm → deaths
It follows three migrants dying as they scrambled for places on board a boat last week.
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they → follow → boat
French prosecutors have opened criminal enquiries into all the tragedies, and judicial police are investigating.
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police → open → tragedies
The latest deaths mean that at least 24 people, including women and children, have died in the Channel this year as they tried to get to Britain.
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they → mean → Britain
Many have drowned, while others have been crushed to death in overcrowded boats.
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others → drown → boats
The worst tragedy of this kind came in November 2021, when 27 migrants died after a dinghy sank while heading to the UK – the highest recorded number of deaths from a single incident.
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dinghy → come → incident
Migrants clash with French police as they attempt to cross The Channel from Gravelines on September 28, 2026
Migrants gather as they try to leave the coast of northern France in an attempt to cross the English Channel to reach Britain, from the beach of Petit-Fort-Philippe in Gravelines, near Calais, France, September 28, 2026
Migrants react as are they dispersed by police while they try to leave the coast of northern France in an attempt to cross the English Channel to reach Britain, from the beach of Petit-Fort-Philippe in Gravelines, near Calais, France, September 28, 2026
Multiple attempts at crossings have taken place from the coast of northern France over the last few days, as the smugglers take advantage of calm seas and good weather.
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smugglers → clash → seas
According to figures from the UK Home Office, 781 migrants arrived in Britain last Wednesday – the highest single-day total recorded so far this year.
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migrants → accord → Britain
In total, 18,565 migrants have reached England via this route since January, a figure down by more than 40 per cent compared to the same period in 2025.
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migrants → reach → 2025
The surge in crossings also indicates that people-trafficking gangs are still getting hold of dinghies and outboard motors with ease, despite a crackdown on supply routes.
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gangs → indicate → routes
Last week also saw two ‘uncontrolled landings’ in which migrant boats reached the UK without being intercepted by the authorities.
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boats → see → authorities
In further chaotic scenes a dinghy launched from near Bayeux, in Normandy, made a record 38-hour voyage.
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dinghy → launch → voyage
They launched just before 10am on Monday and, on Tuesday afternoon, were picked up by RNLI lifeboats and later transferred to a Border Force cutter.
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They → launch → cutter
The 51 migrants aboard were eventually brought ashore to Dover in the early hours of Wednesday.
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migrants → bring → Wednesday
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