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1 killed, 61 rescued as boat carrying irregular migrants sinks in English Channel
Boat carrying 62 irregular migrants sank off coast of Pas-de-Calais, reports media
Ahmet Gencturk |
19.05.2025 - Update : 19.05.2025
Migrants depart by boat from Petit-Fort-Philippe Beach and head towards United Kingdom in Gravelines, France on January 17, 2025. People emerged from the dunes in the forest near the beach. First day, there were some families with children, and today only the Somali family with two children.
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An irregular migrant died and 61 others were rescued after their boat sank while attempting to cross the English Channel, French media reported Monday morning.
The irregular migrant died when the boat carrying 62 migrants sank off the coast of Pas-de-Calais, BFMTV reported.
French authorities rescued 61 irregular migrants, it added.
The broadcaster reported that at least 12 migrants had died while attempting to cross the English Channel since the beginning of the year.
