Fourteen go on trial over deadliest Channel small boats disaster — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/fourteen-go-on-trial-over-deadliest-channel-small-boats-disasterContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Fourteen men face trial in Paris over deadliest Channel crossinghttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/fourteen-go-on-trial-over-deadliest-channel-small-boats-disasterhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/fourteen-go-on-trial-over-deadliest-channel-small-boats-disaster#u62998Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:55:50 +0000Fourteen suspected migrant smugglers are on trial in Paris for their roles in a 2021 English Channel crossing that left 31 asylum seekers dead. The defendants face charges including involuntary homicide. The incident involved an inflatable dinghy bound for the UK and is recorded as the deadliest small-boat tragedy of its kind. Most of the victims were Kurds. The French legal proceedings aim to determine the responsibility of those who organized the voyage.Why it mattersSmall-boat crossings from France to the UK have seen a rise in fatalities over recent years. This specific 2021 disaster stand