Five people die attempting to cross Channel from France to UK
An emergency medical service helicopter takes off from the Wimereux dike on April 23, 2024, after the recovery of the body of five migrants, who died overnight trying to cross the Channel from France to Britain. Photo: AFP
Five migrants, including a seven-year-old girl, died Tuesday trying to cross the Channel from France to Britain, local authorities said, just hours after Britain passed a controversial bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda.The British government has cast its Rwanda plan, which cleared a final hurdle in parliament on Monday to international criticism, as part...