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Record in the English Channel: 230 migrants attempt to cross it in a single boat

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A man holds a baby dressed in pajamas as migrants board a taxi boat on the beach of Ecault, in France, before attempting to cross the English Channel.
A man holds a baby dressed in pajamas as migrants board a taxi boat on Ecault beach, in France, before attempting to cross the English Channel. Ioannis Alexopoulos / Zuma Press / Europa Press
10/08/2026 - 13:03 h.
1 min

A dinghy with 230 migrants arrived this Monday at the port of Dover after attempting to cross the English Channel and being intercepted by British coastguards. It is the highest number of people making the journey in a dinghy. The record was 165 migrants, set in July.

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