At least 5 people, including a child, have died while crossing the English Channel, French media say

Published Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | 1:31 a.m.

Updated Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | 1:31 a.m.

PARIS (AP) — Five people migrants were found dead Tuesday while trying to cross the dangerous English Channel from northern France, according to reports in French media.

The Voix du Nord newspaper said the bodies were discovered at the Wimereaux beach in northern France on Tuesday.

This came only hours after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s latest effort to send some migrants on a one-way ticket to Rwanda finally won approval from Parliament. Human rights groups have described the legislation as inhumane and cruel.