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Update A boat with dozens of migrants rips apart in the English Channel off France, killing 12

A boat with dozens of migrants rips apart in the English Channel off France, killing 12

  • “Unfortunately, the bottom of the boat ripped open,” said Olivier Barbarin, mayor of Le Portel near the fishing port of Boulogne-sur-Mer
  • “If people don’t know how to swim in the agitated waters ... it can go very quickly“
By AP ·
France says four migrants drowned trying to cross Channel

France says four migrants drowned trying to cross Channel

By AFP ·
Iraqi people smuggler who sent thousands across English Channel tracked down by BBC

Iraqi people smuggler who sent thousands across English Channel tracked down by BBC

By Arab News ·
UK police arrest three over migrants’ deaths in Channel

UK police arrest three over migrants’ deaths in Channel

By Reuters ·

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