{"id":338893,"date":"2026-04-29T00:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T23:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-people-smugglers-and-migrants-using-wwii-bunkers-in-belgium\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T00:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T23:00:21","slug":"why-are-people-smugglers-and-migrants-using-wwii-bunkers-in-belgium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-people-smugglers-and-migrants-using-wwii-bunkers-in-belgium\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are people smugglers and migrants using WWII bunkers in Belgium?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/1bX8uVBEayo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why are people smugglers and migrants using WWII bunkers in Belgium?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1bX8uVBEayo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>For the first time, small boats are launching from Belgian shores as French police pressure pushes smuggling operations further up the coast. Britain has agreed a new deal to fund French coastal policing \u2014 but smugglers are already finding new routes. The question is whether the crackdowns can keep up.<br \/>\n#migrants #smallboats #belgium #asylumseekers <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time, small boats are launching from Belgian shores as French police pressure pushes smuggling operations further up the coast. Britain has agreed a new deal to fund French coastal policing \u2014 but smugglers are already finding new routes. 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