Cyprus Mail4 Aug 2026

French coastguards rescue 157 from burning migrant boat in English Channel

French coastguards rescued 157 people from a boat carrying migrants that caught fire in the English Channel on Tuesday near the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer, the local administration said in a statement.

Three coastguard ships rescued those on board, the local French administration which handles the English Channel and North Sea areas said....

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