US EditionTwo dead after migrant boat 'with 50 on board' sinks in Channel
- Two people have died after a boat sank in the Channel carrying close to 50 asylum-seekers, according to French maritime authorities.
- A total of 46 people were rescued, while two others were unconscious and required immediate first aid.
- The CEO of the Refugee Council stated that crossings have become deadlier, with 55 deaths recorded this year alone, higher than the total for the previous three years combined.
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French maritime authorities report 2 migrant deaths in English Channel
PARIS (AP) — French rescue vessels and a passenger ferry pulled the bodies of three migrants from the English Channel on Wednesday, pushing the count so far this year of dead and missing in the busy waterway’s French side to above 50. French maritime authorities said 45 other people were rescued after their failed attempt to cross the treacherous waterway between France and England aboard a heavily overloaded inflatable boat that foundered off t…
Two migrants who wanted to cross the Channel between France and Great Britain died this morning. The boat they were on capsized near the port of Calais. The 46 other migrants who were on board have been rescued, according to the French maritime safety service Premar. Shipping traffic on the coast of Calais has been halted for the time being. The boat capsized there this morning around 08:00, according to local media. A helicopter and lifeboats w…
Two people have died after a boat carrying migrants sank in the English Channel
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