# Paris court convicts six men of manslaughter over Channel migrant disaster

https://mins.news/en/item/80417

- Reuters, 2026-09-30 14:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/paris-court-convicts-six-men-manslaughter-over-migrants-disaster-channel-2026-09-30/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6abd183ca32b78000172fb0f

> A Paris court on Wednesday convicted six men of manslaughter over the drowning of more than 30 people in the English Channel five years ago. It was the deadliest recorded migrant disaster in the narrow waterway separating France and Britain.

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