Fourteen go on trial over deadliest Channel small boats disaster
At least 30 men, women and children drowned when their dinghy capsized on 24 November 2021.
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"Once again [the smugglers displayed] total cynicism. Migrants are not sailors."
— Emmanuel Daoud , Activist
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At least 30 men, women and children drowned when their dinghy capsized on 24 November 2021.
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