French Authorities Confirm Four Deaths in Channel Boat Incident
Victims included two men and two women.
Vessels are called 'taxi-boats' by authorities.
Traffickers evade patrols by picking up migrants near French and Belgian coasts.
41,500 people crossed the Channel last year.
2,200 migrants traveled in first two months of 2026.
30 survivors rescued and treated in Équihen-Plage.
France rejected British proposal for Border Force vessels.
Ongoing friction in bilateral border cooperation.
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