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Mega-dinghies with women and babies used for dangerous Channel crossings

9 August 2026 · in 80 words

Mega-dinghies with women and babies used for dangerous Channel crossings

Exclusive images show children, some in pushchairs, being bused to board dangerously overloaded mega-dinghies from France to Britain. Migrants pay around £1,200 each for the journey, with lifejackets costing up to €50 (£42) at stalls. A charity warns that more people are dying on these journeys since family reunion applications were paused last September.

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