# Trial over deadliest migrant Channel crossing begins in France

https://mins.news/en/video/49698

- euronews, 2026-09-08 12:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX-OkImivek

> France has begun the trial over the deadliest migrant crossing of the English Channel. Testimony from survivors and a parallel investigation into the French navy’s response are raising urgent questions about how the waters are policed.

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