In the early hours of December 14, 2022, 39 migrants were saved from a collapsed rubber boat stranded in the middle of the English Channel between the United Kingdom and France. Images from the night of the rescue show people being hauled out of the water using ropes attached to the fishing boat. A British RNLI lifeboat is the first official responder on the scene and drops a string of life rings to assist people.
UK ramping up efforts to deter migrants from crossing channel
In the UK, the government is ramping up measures to deter migrants crossing the channel from France and a controversial new law has passed that will include criminalizing anyone who seeks asylum there this way. The country has also invested millions in surveillance to spot small boats, but a CNN investigation found no evidence it was used during the deadliest incident in the channel last year. CNN's Katie Polglase reports.
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In the early hours of December 14, 2022, 39 migrants were saved from a collapsed rubber boat stranded in the middle of the English Channel between the United Kingdom and France. Images from the night of the rescue show people being hauled out of the water using ropes attached to the fishing boat. A British RNLI lifeboat is the first official responder on the scene and drops a string of life rings to assist people.
UK ramping up efforts to deter migrants from crossing channel
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