Camped in Calais, migrants renew resolve to try for England

Camped in Calais, migrants renew resolve to cross English channel

Police have stepped up patrols in recent days and the weather has worsened, making this a bad time for migrants to attempt crossing the channel.

Camped in Calais, migrants renew resolve to try for England

At the makeshift camps in France near Calais and Dunkirk, migrants are digging in, waiting for their chance to make a dash across the English Channel despite the deaths of at least 27 people this week when their boat sank a few kilometres from the French coast.

Camped in Calais, migrants renew resolve to try for England | Science-Environment

Migrants heading for Britain usually do so because of family, historical or geopolitical reasons, said Nando Sigona, chair of International Migration and Forced Displacement at the University of Birmingham.So people in Calais are there because they want to come here, he said.Britain has criticised France for not doing enough to stop the boats before they are launched, but migrants say police have become more active since the deaths.So they are s…

Camped in Calais, migrants renew resolve to try for England

CALAIS, France (AP) — At the makeshift camps in France near Calais and Dunkirk, migrants are digging in, waiting for their chance to make a dash across the English Channel despite the deaths of at least 27 people this week when their boat sank a few miles (kilometers) from the French coast.Police have stepped up patrols in recent days and the weather has worsened, making this a bad time to attempt a crossing. But most migrants say the tragedy wo…

Camped in Calais, migrants renew resolve to try for England

CALAIS, France (AP) — At the makeshift camps in France near Calais and Dunkirk, migrants are digging in, waiting for their chance to make a dash across the English Channel despite the deaths of at least 27 people this week when their boat sank a few miles (kilometers) from the French coast.

Camped in Calais, migrants renew resolve to try for England

At the makeshift camps near Calais and Dunkirk, migrants are digging in, waiting for their chance to make a dash across the English Channel despite the deaths of at least 27 people this week when their boat sank a few miles (kilometers) from the French coast