Migrant drowns after violent storms hit Greece
An Iranian man has been swept away and has drowned in a swollen river after violent storms raged across Greece. A woman is also missing, as the search for her continues on Thursday.
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Record number of migrant Channel crossings in 2021
Last year, more than 28,000 migrants crossed the Channel from France to the UK in small boats. At least 44 people died or went missing during the attempt.
Lawsuit filed against French rescuers in Channel tragedy
The Paris prosecutor's office has received a lawsuit accusing several regional government bodies of failure to provide help in last month's boat wreck in the English Channel that cost the lives of at least 27 people trying to reach Britain.
Bodies identified in Channel migrant tragedy
All 27 migrants who drowned in last month’s boat disaster in the Channel have now been identified. The incident continues to cause diplomatic tensions between France and the UK.
Channel shipwreck: France launches appeal to identify victims
The French government has asked for any information that could help identify the 27 migrants who died when their boat sank in the English Channel. In addition, the two survivors of the worst migrant tragedy in the area have been granted permission to stay in France.
Victims of Channel drowning yet to be identified as families fear the worst
Efforts are underway to identify the bodies of the 27 people who drowned while trying to reach the UK last week. But the tragedy doesn't appear to change the minds of migrants who are still hoping to embark on boat crossings to reach the UK.
First arrests made following tragic shipwreck off Calais
Five suspected people smugglers were arrested the day after a shipwreck off the coast of Calais claimed the lives of 27 migrants. The investigation into this tragedy is ongoing, with the first details beginning to emerge. The inflatable boat is believed to have set off from Dunkirk and to have collapsed under the weight of its passengers.
Macron vows English Channel will not become a 'cemetery' after 27 migrants drown
French President Emmanuel Macron vowed France would not allow the English Channel to become a "cemetery" after at least 27 migrants trying to reach England drowned off the northern French coast.
Bodies of 17 people washed ashore in Libya
The Libyan Red Crescent says the bodies of 17 people were washed ashore in western Libya on Tuesday.
Migrant drowns in river between Spain and France
The migrant is the second person to drown in the Bidasoa river in an attempt to reach France from Spain in three months.
42 migrants die en route to Canary Islands, including eight children
A migrant boat attempting to reach the Canary Islands capsized only half an hour after leaving the city of Dakhla in Morocco. A total of 42 people drowned, including eight children and 30 women.
Bodies of three migrant children wash ashore in Libya
A UN agency reported that the bodies of three children washed ashore in Libya last week. The children are believed to have been part of a group of migrants bound for Europe.