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☆ At Least 5 Die Trying to Cross English Channel, Including a Young Girl
  + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Aurelien Breeden | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
At least five people, including a young girl, died at sea off the coast of northern France on Tuesday during an attempt to cross the English Channel, the French authorities said, as governments on both sides of the waterway struggle to deter migrants from making the dangerous voyage to Britain. The people who died were on an inflatable boat that was heavily overloaded with over 100 people, according to the French authorities. The boat was one of several vessels that were spotted on Tuesday morning by the French Coast Guard near the town of Wimereux. Jacques Billant, the prefect for the Pas-de-Calais area, told reporters in Wimereux that several people had fallen out of the boat. The coast guard dispatched several vessels to assist, including semirigid inflatable boats and a tugboat, and found several people who were unconscious and in critical condition aboard.
Persons: Jacques Billant Organizations: French Coast Guard Locations: France, Britain, Wimereux, Rwanda, Calais
☆ Four Migrants Die Trying to Cross the Channel
  + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: 1 min
PARIS (Reuters) - Four migrants trying to cross the Channel to Britain died in French waters in the early hours of Sunday, a spokesperson for the local prefecture told Reuters. The small boat overturned as it attempted to launch from a beach, the official said, adding that one person in critical condition had been taken to hospital in Boulogne, northern France. Local newspaper La Voix du Nord said about 70 people were trying to get into a small boat and dozens were pulled from the cold water during overnight rescue efforts in Wimereux, south of Calais. Those dead are believed to be Iraqi and Syrian, La Voix du Nord said. (Reporting by Gilles Guillaume and Michel Rose; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
Persons: Gilles Guillaume, Michel Rose, Hugh Lawson Organizations: PARIS, Reuters, Local, du Locations: Britain, Boulogne, France, Wimereux, Calais
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