Some 20 migrants set off from Equihen beach in the northern Pas-de-Calais region around 4:00 am on Monday. Only four were wearing life jackets as they clambered on the small boat.

Official figures show that 19,982 migrants crossed the Channel in small boats between January and June 2025. In 2024 as a whole, nearly 37,000 people were detected making the crossing - 25% more ...