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Two Women Die on Migrant Boat Attempting English Channel Crossing

Two women tragically died, likely from suffocation, and 16 others were injured on a migrant boat attempting to cross the English Channel from France to the United Kingdom. The incident highlights the dangers faced by asylum seekers making the perilous journey.

3 May, 09:01 — 3 May, 16:43
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APVery High8d ago

2 dead and 16 injured in attempted channel crossing from France to UK - AP News

2 dead and 16 injured in attempted channel crossing from France to UK  AP News

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BBCHigh8d ago

Two women die trying to cross Channel in small boat

The boat, carrying 82 people, ran aground on a beach in northern France, says local official.

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le-mondeHigh8d ago

Two women found dead, likely from suffocation, on migrant boat seeking to reach UK from France

The women, aged around 20 and believed to be Sudanese, were aboard a small boat carrying 82 people that set out to sea south of the French town of Neufchatel-Hardelot, a local government official told reporters.

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The GuardianMostly Factual8d ago

Two female Sudanese asylum seekers die trying to cross Channel

Reports say a 16-year-old and a woman in her twenties were found dead in a boat in the early hours of Sunday morning Two female Sudanese asylum seekers have died trying to cross the Channel in the early hours of Sunday morning, off the coast of Boulogne. According to some reports, one was a teenager aged 16 and the other a woman in her twenties. They were found dead in the boat, which “ran aground on the beach” of Neufchâtel-Hardelot, according to Christophe Marx, secretary general of the Pas...

By Diane Taylor

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Al JazeeraMostly Factual8d ago

Two women die in attempted Channel crossing from France to UK

Women die after boat carrying 82 people has engine trouble and runs aground near Calais, French authorities say.

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SCMPMostly Factual8d ago

2 dead after boat runs aground in France in failed crossing to UK

A small boat carrying migrants trying to cross the English Channel ran aground on a beach in northern France, leaving two dead and 16 people injured, including three with serious burns, authorities said on Sunday. The vessel, carrying 82 people, set out overnight from Hardelot beach, a few kilometres south of the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer, but the engine failed and it began to drift, Christophe Marx, Secretary General of the Pas-de-Calais prefecture, told reporters. A French maritime gendarmer...

By Associated Press

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France 24High8d ago

Two women die on migrant boat seeking to reach UK

Two young women believed to be of Sudanese origin died Sunday while trying to reach Britain from northern France in a small boat, officials said.

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The IndependentMostly Factual8d ago

Two women die trying to reach Britain in Calais Channel capsize tragedy

Britain has said it would pay France up to £660 million under a three-year ​border security deal

By Sudip Kar-Gupta

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rfi-englishMostly Factual8d ago

Two women die on migrant boat near France seeking to reach UK

Two young women believed to be of Sudanese origin died Sunday while trying to reach Britain from northern France in a small boat, officials said.

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cyprus-mail8d ago

Two women die in Channel crossing attempt from France to Britain

Two women died after a boat carrying about 80 migrants trying to cross to Britain from France capsized near Calais, the local French administration said on Sunday. “We regret to say that we found two people, two women, who had died,” said Christophe Marx, an official for the Pas-de-Calais administration, adding that authorities had rescued […]

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Ahram OnlineMixed8d ago

Two women suffocate on migrant boat seeking to reach UK - International - World - Ahram Online

Two women suffocate on migrant boat seeking to reach UK - International - World  Ahram Online

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zerohedgeLow8d ago

UK Schools Pushing Books On Kids Telling Them "There's Plenty Of Room" For Small Boat Migrants

UK Schools Pushing Books On Kids Telling Them "There's Plenty Of Room" For Small Boat Migrants Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, British kids as young as five are now being read picture books that paint small boat crossings in glowing terms and urge them to open the door to unlimited migration.   While record numbers of illegal arrivals strain housing, schools and public services, left-wing charities are using taxpayer-backed programmes to turn classrooms into recrui...

By Tyler Durden

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Coverage Timeline

First report: naftemporiki · 3 May, 08:15Full coverage: 20 · 8hWindow: 8h
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naftemporiki3 May, 08:15First to report

Γαλλία: Νεκρές 2 γυναίκες που προσπαθούσαν να διαπλεύσουν τη Μάγχη

aftonbladet3 May, 08:33

Kvinnor omkom – försökte nå Storbritannien

le-figaro3 May, 08:52

«Le moteur n’a pas démarré» et le bateau a dérivé : deux migrantes meurent lors d’une tentative de traversée en mer, dans le Pas-de-Calais

France 243 May, 09:01

Two women die on migrant boat seeking to reach UK

AP3 May, 09:54

2 dead and 16 injured in attempted channel crossing from France to UK - AP News

cyprus-mail3 May, 09:55

Two women die in Channel crossing attempt from France to Britain

index-hr3 May, 10:09

Dvije žene poginule pri pokušaju prelaska La Manchea

The Independent3 May, 10:33

Two women die trying to reach Britain in Calais Channel capsize tragedy

geo-news3 May, 11:00

Two women die on migrant boat seeking to reach UK - Geo News

rfi-english3 May, 11:00

Two women die on migrant boat near France seeking to reach UK

SCMP3 May, 11:28

2 dead after boat runs aground in France in failed crossing to UK

Al Jazeera3 May, 11:53

Two women die in attempted Channel crossing from France to UK

zerohedge3 May, 12:10

UK Schools Pushing Books On Kids Telling Them "There's Plenty Of Room" For Small Boat Migrants

aktualne-cz3 May, 12:17

Dvě migrantky utonuly při snaze přeplout Lamanšský průliv z Francie do Británie

BBC3 May, 12:26

Two women die trying to cross Channel in small boat

The Guardian3 May, 12:30

Two female Sudanese asylum seekers die trying to cross Channel

nos3 May, 12:51

Migranten omgekomen bij poging Het Kanaal over te steken, 16 gewonden

mkd-mk3 May, 13:05

Трагедија во Ламанш: Две жени загинаа, 16 повредени во чамец со мигранти кој се обидел да го премине каналот

le-monde3 May, 14:02

Two women found dead, likely from suffocation, on migrant boat seeking to reach UK from France

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Ahram Online3 May, 16:43Latest update

Two women suffocate on migrant boat seeking to reach UK - International - World - Ahram Online