It was the worst loss of life on record involving migrants in the narrow stretch of water.
More than two dozen people drowned after the boat carrying them from France to Britain capsized in the English Channel on Wednesday. Families with small children were packed onto overcrowded dinghies as they attempted the treacherous journey, which ended in the worst loss of life on record involving migrants in the narrow stretch of water. French officials were alerted to the bodies in the water by a fishing vessel.
