Report: Calais Jungle: A child and 2 women killed during Channel crossing attempt

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A 10-year-old child and two women died Monday on the treacherous migration route across the English Channel from France, apparently trampled to death on a boat packed with more than 100 people, French authorities stated. The report also notes that The so-called “taxi boat" ran into difficulty off the northern French coast, with its passengers asking for support, authorities stated. Such inflatable boats attempt the dangerous crossing following picking up people from the beaches of northern France, where they wade into the sea to clamber aboard. FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin tells us more.

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