973 migrants cross Channel into UK on same day 4 die

FILE - A boat thought to be carrying migrants is escorted by a vessel from the French Gendarmerie Nationale in the English Channel off Wimereux beach, France, Sept. 4, 2024.

A record 973 migrants crossed the Channel on small boats on the same day in which four died while attempting the journey from France to England, U.K. Home Office figures showed Sunday.