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5 asylum seekers die while crossing English Channel to UK
Five asylum seekers died while crossing the English Channel from France to Britain in an overcrowded small boat on Tuesday, reported Al Jazeera.This come just hours after the UK government approved a bill to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda. The boat carrying 112 people set out from Wimereux, about 32km (20 miles) southwest of the French port of Calais, to cross one of the busiest shipping […]
8 months ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
6 people die after boat carrying migrants capsizes in English Channel
Six people died and two people could still be missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the English Channel, CNN reported citing authorities. Testimonies of survivors revealed that 65 or 66 people were on board the boat which sank, according to local French authorities. The local French authorities said that more than 20 people were taken […]
1 year ago