Overview

• Two migrants died after falling unconscious on a boat carrying nearly 80 people that departed from Gravelines, northern France.
• The French Navy rescued the unconscious individuals along with 10 others in distress, while the remaining passengers continued toward British waters under surveillance.
• The deaths follow a similar incident days earlier when 62 migrants were rescued after an overloaded boat broke apart in the Channel, leaving one dead.
• More than 12,500 migrants have successfully crossed the Channel to the UK so far this year, the highest number recorded by this point in any year since 2018.
• Humanitarian organizations continue to call for safer migration pathways as UK and French authorities focus on enforcement and anti-smuggling measures.