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Suspects Arrested After Migrants Drown Crossing English Channel

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Summary: Four suspects arrested after boat carrying migrants sank in English Channel . Over 2,000 attempted channel crossings in the past week. Survivor accounts reveal the dangers and challenges of the journey. French and UK authorities working to prevent migrant boat crossings. Migrants show determination to reach Britain despite the risks. Government policy focuses on considering boat crossings illegal and establishing third-country agreements. Critics advocate for providing safe and legal routes for asylum seekers. ...

Italy: At least 59 migrants drown including 12 children

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Italy: At least 59 migrants drown including 12 children In the darkness they're looking for survivors, the desperate who've managed to make it to shore. People cast into the water when this, their overpacked boat was wrecked off the Italian coast. Migrants heading to Europe, but dying at sea. With daylight, the grim reality, a growing line of bodies arising death toll. Rough conditions meaning many, including children, are already dead when they're pulled from the water. The search and rescue operation is very, very difficult. It's very windy and the sea is not, it's dangerous. So, so it's, these operations are really not so simple to do at the moment. This reduces the possibility to find other people still alive. The survivors are deeply traumatised, haunted by the horrors they've seen. People from Pakistan, Somalia and Afghanistan, sailing from Turkey w...