Four migrants die in two separate attempts to cross the English Channel, and a judicial investigation is opened by French authorities.One man estimated between 30 and 40 drowns when a small "taxi boat" overturns off Hardelot while six others, including a one-year-old child, sustain minor injuries and receive emergency treatment.Three bodies are recovered near
Dunkirk after a second small-boat incident; the
Pas-de-Calais prefecture and the
Maritime Prefecture of the Channel and the North Sea say investigators will examine possible criminal responsibility and links to smuggling.