Three Dead After Migrant Boat Sinks in the Channel Off Calais Coast

Liam Cooper

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Three people have died after a migrant boat sank in the English Channel off the coast of Sangatte, near Calais, French authorities report. The tragic incident occurred early this morning, around 8am, approximately 2km from the shoreline.

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