230 migrants cross Channel in a small boat
Published: 05:08 PM,Aug 10,2026 | EDITED : 09:08 PM,Aug 10,2026
A record 230 migrants in one small boat crossed the Channel to Britain, media said, in the latest example of larger numbers of people packing into a single vessel. The 230, including children, were counted aboard the rubber dinghy as it departed the northeastern French coast amid chaotic scenes. Prime Minister Andy Burnham's spokesman said it was 'shocking' to see 'appalling images ... of young babies being put into these unseaworthy craft'. — AFP