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Four migrants drown trying to cross Channel from France

CGTN

 , Updated 15:00, 12-Jul-2024

Four migrants drowned in the Channel overnight off Boulogne sur Mer on France's northern coast while trying to cross to Britain, French maritime police said Friday, adding that 63 others were rescued.

A navy patrol boat was dispatched to the site after being alerted that several migrants had fallen into the sea while trying to cross the Channel, according to maritime police.

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