On 15 September, 8 men died off the coast of Boulogne-sur-Mer while trying to reach Britain. The boat, carrying about sixty people, broke up after hitting rocks.
On 5 September, 2 migrants in a boat carrying around 80 people from France to the UK jumped into the water in an attempt to rescue a third person who had fallen overboard. The latter was rescued by the French navy, but the other two have since gone missing.
On 5 September, Emmanuel Macron finally appointed a new prime minister, Michel Barnier. Barnier is known for his tough stance on immigration, having previously proposed a moratorium of between three and five years on immigration and a reduction in the regularization of undocumented migrants.
On 3 September, at least twelve people including pregnant women and six minors lost their lives and two others went missing after a migrant boat carrying approximately 70 people capsized in the English Channel. This incident marks the deadliest shipwreck of the year on this route.
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