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Three migrants die attempting English Channel crossing, 76 casualties this year

Three migrants died on Sunday in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France to Britain, taking this year's casualty toll from failed clandestine crossings to a confirmed 76. The boat that was to take the migrants ran into trouble near Bleriot-Plage, a public beach in Sangatte close to the French Channel port of Calais, at around 6:00 am, …

At least three migrants now confirmed dead trying to cross the Channel to the UK as rescue operation launched off Sangatte beach fears more casualties

At least three migrants have died while attempting to cross The Channel to the UK in an overloaded boat, French media are reporting. Around 50 migrants have been taken into the care of French humanitarian charity Utopia 56, and ten people with severe hypothermia are being cared for by firefighters, BFM TV reported. A group of people thought to be …

An overloaded inflatable boat carrying dozens of UK-bound migrants has been filmed motoring away from French coastguard vessels in the English Channel, with fears it may capsize sparking a frantic rescue operation. The boat was packed with migrants, many of whom did not appear to be wearing life jackets A French coastguard vessel approached the boat, which continued on its …

A young Sudanese migrant has been killed in a desperate attempt to cross the English Channel in a small boat. Marlène Schiappa, France’s citizenship minister, said she felt “immense sadness”, adding on Twitter: “A 16-year-old Sudanese migrant who disappeared at sea last night has been found dead on Sangatte beach this morning. “This unbearable tragedy moves us even more with …

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Air-board inventor makes it more than halfway across Channel

SANGATTE, France — Looking like a superhero, the French inventor of an airborne hoverboard glided partway over the English Channel on his personal flying machine then crashed in the sea Thursday. After being rescued from the Channel’s choppy waters, Zapata smiled and said, “We won’t give up until we succeed.” Zapata took off to cross the Channel from the French …