Overview

• Two women died Saturday when an overcrowded makeshift boat carrying about 100 people ran into trouble off Neufchâtel-Hardelot, with roughly 60 rescued and a couple with a child treated for hypothermia.
• On Sunday, a child fell from an overcrowded dinghy; the body washed up on Écault beach near Boulogne-sur-Mer, and 48 others were pulled from the water before the vessel continued toward England with around 50 aboard.
• Boulogne-sur-Mer prosecutors said investigations are under way into the weekend deaths as authorities seek to identify people-smuggling suspects.
• The Pas-de-Calais prefecture reported 41 crossing attempts in less than 48 hours, describing intense pressure along the coastline during a short window of calmer weather.
• UK figures recorded 895 people crossing on Saturday, taking this year’s total above 33,300, while the new UK–France “one in, one out” arrangement has produced only limited early returns and the first family arrival.