BBC witnesses tragedy as 7-year-old and four adults die trying to cross English Channel | BBC News

A seven-year-old girl and four adults have died while attempting to cross the English Channel in a small boat. They’re the latest migrants to have lost their lives while attempting to reach the UK by sea from France.
The BBC was filming on a beach south of the port of Calais at night when a group of 110 people boarded the heavily overloaded boat, as French police tried to stop them.
The boat quickly ran into trouble. The seven-year-old girl, a woman and three men died despite efforts to rescue them.
The incident took place one day after British members of parliament approved plans to send migrants seeking asylum to Rwanda to have their claims processed there, in a deal with the east African nation.
The UK government says this will deter migrants from crossing the Channel in small boats. UK opposition parties have opposed the plan saying it will be ineffective and inhumane.
Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Andrew Harding in France.
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[@jeremyhards1911]

Illegal immigrants not migrants.

[@mattanderson9029]

So migrants then!

[@alexjohnson9200]

@@mattanderson9029invaders.

[@Bhoothpretnews]

As a native of former colony of British Empire i request BBC to make a movie or documentary on G O R K H Y A N I i am from mohalla thakuran qasbah barhapur district bijnour ruhailkhand uttar pradesh ceded and conquered province 1807 AD ​@dogbreaththe3rd851 believe me i prefer my native qasbah barhapur district bijnour ruhailkhand uttar pradesh over London and Paris and Moscow

[@lisah9561]

@@mattanderson9029 no. illegal migrants, basically invaders. france is a safe country.

[@alexjohnson9200]

@@mattanderson9029 occupiers

[@davidsaviano9012]

Maybe they shouldn't be sneaking into a sovereign nation illegally.

[@tomhadfield23]

A little girl died David.

[@benqwerty650]

@@tomhadfield23she wouldn’t be dead if she stayed in France. And it’s her fathers fault, no one else. Put that father in prison for manslaughter (not in the UK tho he doesn’t deserve to be here)

[@helloworld0911]

No such thing as a sovereign nation. Nations are mental constructs based on culture. States are sovereign, and parliament is sovereign, nations are never so.

[@benqwerty650]

@@tomhadfield23because of her dad

[@jenny2tone242]

​@@benqwerty650So what? Still a child.

[@edwardmcloughlin1121]

The BBC don’t seem to want to report on the deaths of British homeless. Migrants first.

[@FrostekFerenczy]

You don't care about the homeless either.

[@wobblybobengland]

@@FrostekFerenczy says you

[@nvmtt1403]

what deaths?

[@thomaskifleiesus7340]

This is not a competition neither a choice of favourism this is a nightmare

[@dogmadogma5398]

Wrong skin color

[@Dexxtteerr]

No sympathy they shouldn’t be crossing the channel

[@AnneMariaCallaghan-xv3de]

Sadly a 7 year old does not have a choice to cross or not. The adults have choice. Those adults who are brandishing sticks to deter the police from intervening at the smugglers. So many with enough money to pay these smugglers for illegal crossing. I mentioned to a carer here on a sod sponsored visa that I was buying a new mattress and would get the council to take the old one. Her English is poor but straight away she said 'Do the council give free mattresses?' No matter how they come here it is obvious why they are here. I explained I had to pay the council to take my old mattress away. Another asked me how much pension I got from the state. These are not illegal migrants and yet the topic is the same. How much can we get for free? I am a realist and this all cannot be allowed to continue. Illegal or legal. The legal work sponsored are not doctors, engineers. They are on minimum wage and cannot claim public funds. Their work sponsors are becoming very rich and when those they sponsor have worked for 5 years, they are given British Citizenship and access to all public funds!

[@Flimsy-Disk]

@@AnneMariaCallaghan-xv3deI'm on minimum wage and STILL have to pay for them.

[@gordonrundell3260]

​@@Flimsy-Diskgood deal with it

[@gordonrundell3260]

You're a piece of trash that hides behind a fake name ya dafty

[@lisah9561]

@@gordonrundell3260 attitudes like yours is increasing hostility towards migrants.

[@alexbowman7582]

The army should be stationed along the coast to stop these illegal immigrants.

[@Bhoothpretnews]

As a native of former colony of British Empire i request BBC to make a movie or documentary on G O R K H Y A N I i am from mohalla thakuran qasbah barhapur district bijnour ruhailkhand uttar pradesh ceded and conquered province 1807 AD ​@dogbreaththe3rd851 believe me i prefer my native qasbah barhapur district bijnour ruhailkhand uttar pradesh over London and Paris and Moscow

[@Bhoothpretnews]

​​@slowspoke6257 believe me i prefer my native qasbah barhapur district bijnour ruhailkhand uttar pradesh over London and Paris and Moscow Also I have Never seen nor I have a wish to see London Paris Moscow etc

[@user-gl4sx3qo9c]

Which army?

[@JAMESLOONEY-kd1nu]

That would only stop the boat people , lots of people come in via dodgy work placement ,dominos pizza franchisee abuse the system and offer work visas in return for 5 years work.totally immoral .

[@PaulGrayUK]

Futile, we in UK can't do a thing until they cross into UK waters and once they do that, we responsible - UN needs to seriously sort this mess but they are feckless and done nothing and waste of space.

[@jacquesb5318]

They died in pursuit of committing a crime

[@Clydeb_9994]

No one forced them to make that journey! France is a safe country and so are the many others they have been crossing before trying to reach the UK! This has to stop! On a human level it's impossible not to feel sorry, but EUROPE IS FULL AND WE'VE HAD ENOUGH‼️

[@cestlextase]

like to see if you would put up with the same as them, or would you do the same

[@jozefrockatansky1588]

@@cestlextase I'm not a criminal so if I were to go to another country to live, i'd do it the legal way...these people don't, they come here and then expect all the handouts in the world, and it's all encouraged by bleeding hearts like you who will happily preach what we should do, but yet I don't see you inviting them into your home. They have the money to pay the smugglers, but not to come here legally...odd, and then they'll put they're kids at risk too, all whilst passing through safe country after safe country...odd, really odd.

[@andersdottir1111]

Also I’ve NEVER seen children on those dinghies before- sounds like media lies to me.

[@jozefrockatansky1588]

@@cestlextase Strange, my comment got deleted, gotta love censorship from those who can't handle the truth getting out afterall! I'll say it again, economic illegal migrants, fleeing safe countries in order to reach the UK for free handouts, that's all it is. If I were to go and live in another country, I would do it the legal way, but then I'm not a criminal...let's see how long this comments stays up.

[@user-bo3mp8un6c]

​@@cestlextaseI'm not that stupid, I'd stay in the safe country of France at the very least.

[@mathie2037]

Police hardly made any effort since they were exiting anyway. Question is…. Why are the smugglers NOT arrested? “Same time next week guys!”

[@0019808]

Exactly. They launch from (and arrive at) the same stretches of beach on both sides of the Channel day in and day out, yet the authorities expect us to believe they are too elusive to catch and arrest.

[@garymolloy3575]

The police are beaten with "rock and sticks" no injury's, no arrested 🤔 the French police carry handcuffs, sprays, Barton's and fire arms don't they? It's it a safety issue not to allow an overloaded boat to go to sea. Where's the children protection? The police are right there? Or do they want this horrible head line?

[@user-gl4sx3qo9c]

If they fix the issue, there will be less money to make.

[@anyaharris5617]

Someone suggested on TalkTV a simple solution: to jail the steerer of the boat. The UK police would have a video, so they would see who was steering the boat. So send him to jail for 10 years. So next time nobody would want to steer the boat. Then all this palaver will stop tomorrow!

[@quantisedspace7047]

"Why are the smugglers not arrested?" Odd question. Have you not worked out yet that 'they' want the immigrants to continue coming ?

[@eddiebear34]

Isnt it funny how this main stream media outlet never shows any footage of these crossings, until one causes death. Then by coincidence thats the one they were filming

[@TheGreenReaper]

That's because it's not news otherwise. People cross all the time.

[@eddiebear34]

@TheGreenReaper I know. Why were they reporting on the same one that some people died on is what I'm saying. You don't find that strange?

[@TheGreenReaper]

No, because a) they could have had plenty of times that they recorded people and they didn't die, and the story just didn't seem important enough to report, or b) people could die all the time, too, but the BBC was only there to report that one time.

[@eddiebear34]

@TheGreenReaper to your point A- if it isn't important enough to report, they wouldn't be there at all. What would the point be in sending reporters to something constantly if it's not worth reporting in the 1st place? B- if they died all the time, we would hear about it all the time. This is the coincidence version that I don't buy

[@MystM]

They were criminals and put a child in danger. ZERO sympathy.

[@unknownunknown2576]

Even for the child?

[@jayh13]

​@@unknownunknown2576it's sad sure, but no

[@FMTTMB]

The child was put in severe danger by a truly irresponsible parent 😢 they weren’t feeling any war (she was born in Sweden)

[@Sebastian-pc1qf]

If that is the case, he said he doesn't mind going to Rwandan to study ? Then why don't he stay in France? And why didn't the police puncher the boat to save the 7 year old girl? And the four others? Franch is complicit!!! I can't get my feet wet?😊

[@Oharadanny123abcdefg]

Anybody can study anywhere. Books and online resources anywhere. What they want is free education paid for by western countries leading to western qualifications.

[@cherylk.2474]

The sweet and peaceful migrants were violent men with weapons. It was not daylight, so how could the French police know there was a child and exactly where the child was in the group of violent, weapon-carrying men? Here is a thought: loving parents don't put their children in the middle of a battle. Regarding the young man who is willing to go to Rwanda, why didn't he go there already?

[@zapfanzapfan]

And why didn't the British vessel bring them back to France? They are not a ferry service...

[@alibali672]

Do not donate to the RNLI.

[@alibali672]

Kalergi plan.

[@user-rn2zb6be1u]

The RNLI and the Royal Navy *Are a taxi service for migrants*

[@peterbarton9856]

@@alibali672 Piss off, anti-British troll

[@kopynd1]

corruption getting well paid from lawyers tax money again back handers lots of money involved here rnli border force, another 200 to day dont forget the pecking order

[@macmillan810]

Vietnam to England???? How many countries did they pass through to get here. What the hell is going on?

[@RogerMellie-yk3gw]

They probably have family here already

[@mrECisME]

Vietnam is a better place to live than England

[@rufusvardag8190]

Infact, that is true. Been there. Its a lovely country.

[@RogerMellie-yk3gw]

@@rufusvardag8190 I'd love to go. Looks awesome. Glad the yanks didn't completely destroy the place.

[@heli-man-]

Shouldn’t be coming here in the first place

[@molkakaminski]

they didnt die crossing the Channel, they died violating international borders

[@19thnervousbreakdown80]

They died at the hands of feral animals! Not on the crossing. How do five people die simultaneously? I'd give you a hint but you already know. And that lying piece of crap saying he'd happily go to Rwanda. Lying and stealing and violence are part of some people's culture. Thanks to "reports" like this, it'll be your culture soon. Thank the BBC. It won't be their toddler girls murdered.

[@paddyanglais91]

Rwanda will have a higher standard of living than the UK a few years.

[@ruthcollins2841]

No tragedy at all. They CHOSE to try illegally to cross the English Channel!😊

[@mike595]

If the parents had not made the decision to enter the UK illegally, by crossing the channel, in a boat that was not made for sea faring, then the 7 year old would not have died. It is very sad news, but they where in France, and in no immediate danger. This really comes down to poor decision making.

[@kopynd1]

god will punish the parents, sorry sorry mistake no god there muslims no punishment

[@tommosclassics8137]

Those flipping rescue boats need to take them safely back to France 🇫🇷

[@Anon-00000]

Why france?

[@Hotshotts123]

Because France is a safe country so no need to come to Britain to sponge of us

[@vincenzegreisingel2429]

This trafficking is the fault of abysmal border management.

[@Bhoothpretnews]

As a native of former colony of British Empire i request BBC to make a movie or documentary on G O R K H Y A N I i am from mohalla thakuran qasbah barhapur district bijnour ruhailkhand uttar pradesh ceded and conquered province 1807 AD

[@Bhoothpretnews]

Actually this is reverse colonialism and these are children of Columbus and vasco de gama

[@Kevin-fq3zh]

so long as you are eager to feed, clothe & house them, they will keep coming in record numbers every year, never mind the rwanda bill

[@abelchavez2463]

Thanks for stating an obvious human characteristic Kevin. You're very smart

[@Bhoothpretnews]

As a native of former colony of British Empire i request BBC to make a movie or documentary on G O R K H Y A N I i am from mohalla thakuran qasbah barhapur district bijnour ruhailkhand uttar pradesh ceded and conquered province 1807 AD

[@kevinb9830]

@@abelchavez2463 He didn't specify any human characteristics. Thicko.

[@rockthejohnson]

​@@abelchavez2463don't be rude to them. About half the people in this county are too stupid to work that out.

[@garyk1334]

​@@abelchavez2463We need to keep stating it till we're blue in the face so yeah genuinely thanks Kevin 🎉

[@GarrettRay77]

I don't understand why they didn't stay in France..

[@spacemonkey200]

They are leaving France because it's so dangerous. 😂 🇨🇵

[@G4RY1159]

I can answer that, Our Perks! GB is migrant Disneyland.

[@FrostekFerenczy]

They probably spoke English, not French.

[@Mar-nc1om]

@@FrostekFerenczy they can’t even speaki de engli

[@VioletBagpipeSack-xf3ke]

Calais was once English, we must pay for our historical colonialism, did you not get the message?

[@Lynsky24]

Seriously..we're sick of hearing this virtue signaling drivel.

[@kevinb9830]

And what responsible parent would endanger their child when they are in a safe country?

[@user-dq6nj1zv9h]

They are NOT responsible parents , they are all coming to Uk for their Greed, all they care about is getting Freebies in Uk

[@blazednlovinit]

This is the fault of those allowing the boats to arrive on our shores... Australia used to have boats, it stopped them using threats of not considering them for asylum or citizenship if they've used illegal means to enter the country.... they don't get people dying trying to get to Australia anymore.

[@davidadiwego4608]

UK government tried not considering them for asylum or citizenship if they've used illegal means. The house of lords struck it down

[@mariantebb6730]

Migrants can contact the smugglers with ease, obviously. So why can't law enforces?

[@JamesSmith-qs4hx]

Britain for the British.

[@TheMadara05]

Irish is only for Irish, Scotland is only for Scottish people

[@robbomax1143]

Viatnamese people escaping gangsters in Vietnam, so they are on the north coast of France, 10,000km away?!! 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@jenmu7870]

are you really THAT stupid?

[@rowenadormitorio]

Escaping Gangsters to be Gangsters in Europe

[@robbomax1143]

@@rowenadormitorio I think you might have missed my point.

[@nickcoppard5335]

Over 100 people aboard ? How is that a SMALL BOAT ? That's nearly a ship

[@DiamondDog1]

It`s sad for the children but They (the adults) brought this upon themselves, they had already reached safe countries so they are not desperate anymore...there is No need to come to the UK....its pure greed on the immigrants side...you are already safe so Stay Away.

[@geoffas]

Absolutely.

[@millennialmale4879]

frances social system is more generous than uk in many ways. there are many reasons one may choose one country over another. and there is no requirement to stay in the "first safe country" under intarnational law. its not there because it would open already vulnerable individuals to more abuse.

[@brunofernandez3117]

Sorry for the kid, if the adults did survive they should be charged with child endangerment. They were safe already. Darwin award

[@wobblybobengland]

the country of origin should be fined for this.

[@NCC-1701_no_bloody_a_b_c_or_d]

Yes. If the adults want to be reckless with their own lives, that's up to them, but the actual children are just being dragged along and they don't know any better. They're being forced to risk their lives.

[@88pockets]

@@wobblybobenglandif we go to war and bombs start to land because we would be going up against powerful countries with actual missiles, boats, tanks and planes. Where do you think our women and children will go? Let me guess in the imaginary bunkers that everyone has. I find the people here are so dumb and clueless. Watch when we’re in the same boat as these guys crossing and let’s see how we get treated by these other countries when the shit hits

[@Hwy-01]

Why not arrest and deport them?

[@Bhoothpretnews]

As a native of former colony of British Empire i request BBC to make a movie or documentary on G O R K H Y A N I i am from mohalla thakuran qasbah barhapur district bijnour ruhailkhand uttar pradesh ceded and conquered province 1807 AD

[@Bhoothpretnews]

The so called most civilized people will never tell you true story

[@Bhoothpretnews]

What is gorkhyani ? It was an extremely unpopular rule by gorkha or gurkha during 1791 AD to 1816 AD over garhwal kumaon and jaunsar babar area what is now called uttarakhand india

[@Bhoothpretnews]

Then british got in conflict with these wild people gurkha in 1814 AD in battle of nalapani dehradun British won the battle with heavy losses

[@Bhoothpretnews]

British were well aware of gorkha and about gorkhyani

[@stephensmith4480]

Just look at all them Doctors and Engineers throwing Fireworks, disgraceful, or is it a Water Polo Hooligan Firm on Tour?

[@craigdavis38]

Don’t come and you might not die as France is safe so stay there

[@hourbee5535]

France must be held accountable.

[@Bhoothpretnews]

As a native of former colony of British Empire i request BBC to make a movie or documentary on G O R K H Y A N I i am from mohalla thakuran qasbah barhapur district bijnour ruhailkhand uttar pradesh ceded and conquered province 1807 AD

[@JamesBond15007]

shush

[@Bhoothpretnews]

British instead of discouraging gurkha as wild people labelled gurkha as martial race Ting tong type

[@Bhoothpretnews]

The reason is very simple Britain and similar countries including Russia Want to exploit a conflict For example instead of solving they sell weapons to countries such as Pakistan and India Because selling them weapons is a livelihood for America Europe etc

[@Bhoothpretnews]

The people west generally see in these small boats crossing English channel are actually from well to do family of these third world countries whose elders are preaching religion etc so that they win an election in these third world countries So their children know actual situation very well and as a security make an alternative accommodation in Britain France etc

[@captainbuggernut9565]

Put up a floating barrier. Once they know they physically cannot cross this will stop. The Chinese government have used one in the South China Sea. It works. Delaying it simply costs more lives.

[@online420]

BBC propaganda machine is talking about nonsense 😂

[@peterbarton9856]

China thanks you for your services

[@cavink5342]

bbc should shut down immediately

[@peterbarton9856]

China thanks you for your services

[@kopynd1]

we will all be better off shut it down, waste complete waste

[@peterbarton9856]

@@kopynd1 Iran thanks you for your services

[@littleowlbooks8514]

We live in sad times. Normally the British public would be horrified by these deaths but they have become hardened. People are genuinely scared and are more worried about the fact that people can arrive without any background checks.

[@davidmarchant9386]

They didn't need to cross they was safe in France. Why didn't the French house them ? The blood is on thier hands

[@wolfibau7072]

8000 Afghanes were missed in Germany!!!!! They are sitting now in England. They were housed and well feeded there in Germany but they had gone away to England !!!!!!!! Believe it

[@importantname]

Surely the country at fault - is the one they departed from.

[@blazednlovinit]

Well it's their own fault, they gambled their lives and the lives of their child so they could get to a country with better benefits.

[@Imperial_Boltgun]

French people have no responsibility towards these clowns and neither do we.

Why can't French Police use force to stop thugs waving sticks at them?

[@TheTrickshot77]

That would be Wacist.

[@4Kandlez]

IKR, "but but they've got sticks, there's nothing we can do", pathetic. They can do plenty when it comes to their own people protesting, just like the UK plod force.

[@coastliner5848]

They weren't "in danger" or "fleeing persecution" in France. C'est la vie......

[@tech10k14]

Wouldn't happen if they were stopped from coming here!

[@johndavie1769]

As it left the French shores. Why didn’t the BBC reporter tell the French authorities of the danger?

[@alexbowman7582]

Did you see the boat? It was obviously dangerously way too crowded. The idiots on it should have known.

[@rb-hc8rl]

The French police were there at the time and let this happen

[@quantisedspace7047]

Huh? What are you talking about ? The French already know. That's the deal they have made with Britain. What good would telling the French do ? I think they already know that it's unsafe

[@darrenhopkins6829]

France letting children cross in boats and should be held accountable. Its nothing ro do with the UK, they shoukd be crossing.

[@LARDYCHRIST]

I dont understand why the french police cant just disabled the boat surely that would stop this stupidity.

[@quantisedspace7047]

You don't understand why they can't just disable... ? What makes you think they /can't/. It should be obvious to anyone by now that. how can I put this ... it's all planned and deliberate.

[@lynnelowery8435]

Can you image the the BBC report ,if british men on a boat saw a child fall overboard , and no one dived in to save her , and the boat just powered away and left her to drown.

[@squatmasterproductions2973]

What a shame ,,,,,,

[@bonneytony]

Well don't come then leaving a safe country. Its ridiculous nobody makes them.

[@Apetwin]

Belgium stopped the crossings because they turned the boats back. the French are allowing the boats to leave as they want rid

[@AJ-qn6gd]

They refused to be “rescued” by the French coastguard !

[@NOT_SURE..]

that girl is the 'co-ordinator' ont he french side , no wonder so many are getting through

[@djmikio]

These poor kids stuck in the grip of reckless, selfish parents, traffickers, and politicians.

[@martinebon4333]

Sadly nothing will change and more people will die in these Channel Crossings. All because of the promise of a better life in the UK. The reality is resources are already scarce for UK citizens, adding millions of illegal migrants who will not be able to contribute to society and to the economy will further worsen inequalities. Please ensure that controlled legal migration is enforced.

[@consul6262]

I'm sure it's all going as planned, if those in government throughout Europe, wanted to stop this they would. The UK being a island state could stop this if it wanted, but we don't so those in power want it. Hungry doesn't have this problem, and it's leader is condemned for it, speaks volumes.

[@dominiclane8538]

Well stop encouraging them to cross .this is an absolute joke

[@gn2540]

Leaving a safe European cuntry. Close to a golf resort. If Rwanda is safe, as one individual claims in this video, does that mean France is not safe.

[@notjustforhackers4252]

If they knew they wouldn't be able to stay they wouldn't do it.

[@SuperSmiler1962]

What a shame not!!!

[@lorddharak596]

Oh well

[@GoitomM]

If the dangerous crossing did not stop them, how on earth can deporting some to Rwanda stop them?

[@graveperil2169]

a less than 1% chance of death compared o a 100% chance of ending up in Rwanda

[@GoitomM]

Too many were deported from Israel to Rwanda and many of them came here!

[@graveperil2169]

@@GoitomM well if they keep trying the crossing that 1% will get them in the end

[@consul6262]

Rwanda is window dressing, and a money making scheme for a few.

[@kopynd1]

it wont

[@G4RY1159]

They were safe in France

[@FrostekFerenczy]

...and then what?

[@G4RY1159]

@@FrostekFerenczy Get On with it, IN FRANCE

[@rivergladesgardenrailroad8834]

yes but their not wanted in France

[@anthonyferris8912]

Police could have slashed the boat while it was on the beach.

[@thetalentedmrrapley]

The tragedy is this country taking them in

[@charlesflett2818]

This country has to get a grip.

[@Victoria-hz3gx]

It breaks my heart to even think about it, but the sad truth is that there are countless children out there who are forced to die every day. It's a tragedy that no child should ever have to go through, and it's high time that we hold their respective countries accountable for their safety and well-being. It's time to put an end to this horrific practice once and for all!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@user-oc1tr1gs7q]

Only five,😮

[@Yengi-cw2ox]

Died trying to reach the open, welcoming arms of britain. Shame on the government for making it so attractive

[@facehugger3]

Where are they getting the money from to pay people smugglers?

[@dogmadogma5398]

Somehow hundreds of thousands of military age men survive the journey to a work free life

[@_ArsNova]

Left-of-center immigration policy encourages these crossings.

[@PaulJones-xl6xq]

Left of Center hahaha these policies are extreme left we have just became used to them. Population replacement and genocide of indigenous peoples is Center left is it lol.

[@FrostekFerenczy]

It's a right-wing immigration policy. The Tories control the country, remember dumb-dumb?

[@WillCamx]

Nobody asked them to do it. They have no one to blame for themselves.

[@Man-Made-of-wood]

Why don’t they just ask the refugees why they want to Come to the UK instead of staying in France? Surely this basic bit of information would give clues to how to resolve this problem from a British point of view?

[@FrostekFerenczy]

Because they speak English, not French. How are they supposed to settle in France and get jobs when they don't speak French?

[@Man-Made-of-wood]

Most of them don’t speak any English? Also many speak French and have been in France for a long time. Soo this is nonsense

[@gn2540]

​@Man-Made-of-wood exactly, this is a stupid excuse. Quite a lot come here and then learn English in ESOL classes, funded by local goverment and charities

[@gn2540]

​@@dogbreaththe3rd851spot on.

[@FaceFcuk]

​@@FrostekFerenczybahahahaha hilarious 😂 not 1 speaks English 😂

[@charlesapana9935]

That's highly risky, so sorry

[@VioletBagpipeSack-xf3ke]

they run the risk of being defunded.

[@christhompson9819]

If its so risky how come less than 50 have died over the past ten years. More people get killed crossing the road in the 😊UK

[@funkjazz6625]

The blame is on the migrants.

[@7th.trumpet]

If they stayed in their own country this wouldn't of happened 🤷🏼‍♂️. France and the UN have blood on their hands for encouraging this !!

[@WhippyWhip2]

"Father puts daughters life in danger" should be ghe headline

[@craftymumonthewebb8377]

Minimum of 15 dingys arrive daily on the south coast and never seen anyone stop them!

[@annas4714]

You saw them personally? 🤔

[@Imperial_Boltgun]

Too busy defending the border from those pesky Russians that are due to arrive any day now.

[@craftymumonthewebb8377]

@@annas4714 oh yes from my mates back garden !

[@Rosie-pops]

That's a France problem, stop 🛑 making it ours 😮😮 THE governments could stop it, BUT they won't 😮 VOTE REFORM LET'S END THE MADNESS ❤❤❤❤

[@stephaniekatich7716]

It’s so terrible to hear about the innocent children. The adults should be charged for bringing children and causing this horrific accident.

[@cxa011500]

The French Navy must be a joke. How to boats of migrants keep getting to shore?

[@stuartoweeble1252]

"Why don't the french police take more aggressive action to stop them". Because they're not idiots. "Oh no, the troublemakers are leaving, let me try and stop them... whoops, they got away, not our problem anymore". If I were France, I'd do the same, pocket the British money and "try" to stop them.

[@RajKrsna]

If the parents of the Child decide to take a dangerous path for his/her family, why blame everyone else. Why take a boat to the UK when France is equally a SAFE nation. Can they go east to settle in Turkey, China, Mongolia, Russia, Arab Saudi, Dubai, Malaysia, and Pakistan all of which are compliant with their way of life????

[@lucykater1695]

nazi?

[@SurprisedDriftwood-fv5rf]

If they’re looking for sympathy they’re in the wrong country

[@TheTopG420]

When Britain anf France encourages this with false promises makes them accountable

[@scabab90]

Well better than ending up here.

[@titteryenot4524]

In terms of the wider immigration debate, most people I know are pro legal immigration, but pro legal _controlled_ immigration, and not pro intaking 750,000 new people per year as if we were a landmass the size of America. The other elephant in the room here that needs to be openly discussed without fear or favour is Islam. As a secular agnostic, I mistrust _all_ organised religion, but the one I _most_ mistrust, in the world currently as it stands, is Islam. Wherever it goes and wherever it rubs up against antithetical cultures it seems there is trouble. If you drop a drip of red dye into a bath full of water it doesn’t show up. If you pour a bucket of red dye into the same bath, it changes it instantly forever. There’s a lot to be said for gradualism. (Edit: UK currently has 7% Muslim population. Current projections predict it will be 17% by 2050. By 2050 Sweden is predicted to have a 30% Muslim population; a third of Sweden will be Islamic. Interesting times.)

[@user-ci7vu7eo9w]

Leftist policies in the west

[@cestlextase]

i want +1 million per year as it waters down the annoying know-its-alls with ox-bridge affectations and increases the number of practical pragmatic and humble people of working age who want to work and spend money in the local economy.

[@titteryenot4524]

@@cestlextaseEach to their own! 👍

[@skymanifest8339]

The 'Illegal' or 'legal' ship sailed long ago and is a complete moot point now. This country is head for total collapse.

[@graye2799]

You can't have the west without Christianity.

[@facehugger3]

The UK needs to crack down on the people smugglers and send a very clear message that the UK has NOTHING to offer the ILLEGAL immigrants except a swift return straight back. We all want to save lives right?

[@Frankly-zr7fm]

So this dinghy start to sink in French waters.but the French life guard made sure the dinghy got to UK waters safe.wtf

[@GailPlatt]

What a rabble. These are lawbreakers, they took a gamble and some lost.

[@Jackel7]

Report on real news you muppets

[@FMTTMB]

This is truly tragic. The girl was born in Belgium and had spent most of her short life in Sweden, and was put on the boat at sea from France with a load of random men. None of those countries are at war or dangerous so this is the very worst kind of wreckless parenting imaginable 😔 I’d have to imagine the father will be prosecuted.

[@user-dq6nj1zv9h]

No one forced them onto the unsafe boat , the French police did nothing , blood on their hands . The French could stop all this if they wanted to .

[@steveeyre6975]

Sod em

[@RogerMellie-yk3gw]

Lol 😢

[@mikecahill3989]

How come France doesn’t look after these people house them and keep them safe

[@quantisedspace7047]

.. why would they when they can just get Britain to do it ?

[@borleyboo5613]

Oh dear. Well, must get on.

[@user-lm8xe9cn8z]

How you know who in these crowd is extremist or even ex ISIS fighter

[@wokenessiscancer2176]

Nothing to see here move on !! No sympathy

[@peterfinn6098]

It’s rather sad to think people are desperate to come to the UK, I was desperate to leave 22 years ago.

[@techtinkerin]

The grass is always greener on the other side

[@nei1s]

If they refused the help from the french rescue service then they should of been left to drown, the UK lifeboat taxi should not of gone into french waters to rescue them!