# Fourteen go on trial over deadliest Channel small boats disaster

https://mins.news/en/item/50149

- BBC News, 2026-09-08 17:24 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd94jn72w2yo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Fourteen suspected people smugglers are on trial in Paris over the November 2021 Channel disaster, in which at least 30 people drowned after their overloaded dinghy deflated. They face manslaughter and organised illegal-immigration charges; most deny the allegations, while two are being tried in absentia.

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