Migrant boat sinks in English channel, at least four dead

The Dover lifeboat returns to the Port of Dover after a large search and rescue operation launched in the Channel off the coast of Dungeness, in Kent, following an incident involving a small boat likely to have been carrying migrants. Source: Getty / Gareth Fuller - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images

A boat with dozens of people aboard has capsized in the English Channel between England and France. At least four people have died prompting British politicians to once again condemn people smugglers.

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Published 15 December 2022 10:55am

Updated 18 December 2022 9:37am

By Essam Al-Ghalib

Source: SBS News

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A boat with dozens of people aboard has capsized in the English Channel between England and France. At least four people have died prompting British politicians to once again condemn people smugglers.

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