Four die, dozens rescued in attempted Channel crossing from France to UK
Al Jazeera
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Four people have died while attempting to board an inflatable dinghy off the northern coast of France, as another dangerous English Channel crossing has turned deadly.
Authorities said the incident took place early on Thursday near Calais, when a group of migrants waded into the sea to reach a small boat positioned offshore.
Christian Fourcroy, mayor of Equihen-Plage town in France, said the group ran into difficulty while trying to board the boat.
“[They] tried to board the boat. Things went wrong and, let’s just say, they floundered in the water. Among them were two women and two men who died,” Fourcroy told the Reuters news agency.
He added that a fifth person remains in a critical condition.
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