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Migrant Deaths Crossing Channel

28 Sep

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Peter AllenDaily Mail
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Rajeev SyalThe Guardian
The Straits TimesThe Straits Times
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Migrant Deaths Crossing Channel. (2026, October 13). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/40253

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Authorities said they responded to a distress call from the boat, which was carrying 105 people, after it departed from Blériot Plage beach in Calais on Monday morning.

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At least 29 people lost their lives last year trying to cross the Channel, according to an Agence France-Presse tally based on official French and British sources.

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28 Sep
Authorities said they responded to a distress call from the boat, which was carrying 105 people, after it departed from Blériot Plage beach in Calais on Monday morning.
4 outlets · BBC

Coverage 6 articles

28 Sep Child and 2 women ‘crushed to death’ during France to UK sea crossing
South China Morning Post
28 Sep Child among three killed off French coast in Channel crossing attempt
Al Jazeera
28 Sep Child and two women die on migrant dinghy off French coast
The Straits Times
28 Sep Three people dead, including a child, in attempt to cross Channel to UK
The Guardian
28 Sep Three dead, including child, in Channel crossing attempt
BBC
28 Sep At least three UK-bound migrants are killed and dozens more severely injured as mega-dinghy capsizes off Calais
Daily Mail

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