A dinghy with 173 people on board caught fire and capsized in the Channel. All were rescued in a joint UK-France operation, with 11 suffering minor injuries and 3 hospitalized. This incident underscores the dangers of Channel crossings amid smuggling activity.
Players at the French Open are facing extreme heat, with temperatures reaching 33C, impacting their performance on the red clay courts. The hot conditions affect ball speed and bounce, favoring aggressive play and spin, but also posing physical challenges.
REPORTAGE - Face à la prolifération de chaînes de restauration rapide proposant du poulet à prix cassés, les petits commerçants du carrefour Marcel-Sembat disent leur détresse et pointent du doigt des importations de poulets à l’origine «douteuse».
Two Sudanese asylum seekers, including a 16-year-old girl and a woman in her 20s, have died after their boat ran aground on a French beach near Boulogne. Approximately 82 people were on board the dinghy, which suffered engine failure and began drifting. Three survivors are in critical condition with burns from a mix of engine fuel and sea water, while 14 others sustained injuries. The incident brings the Channel crossing death toll to at least eight this year and raises questions about the UK-France £662m deal to stop small boat crossings.
A migrant boat carrying 82 people ran aground on a beach in northern France, killing two women and injuring 16 others. The vessel departed from Hardelot beach near Boulogne-sur-Mer but engine failure caused it to drift. Three injured have serious burns from fuel. The women, believed to be Sudanese nationals in their 20s, died from asphyxiation. This is the third deadly migrant crossing incident in the Channel in just over a month.
