International🌐 Available in EnglishSeptember 29, 2026
Calais Jungle: A child and 2 women killed during Channel crossing attempt
France 24
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A 10-year-old child and two women died Monday during an attempt to cross the English Channel from France, trampled to death aboard an overcrowded boat carrying more than 100 migrants. French authorities confirmed the inflatable vessel encountered difficulties off the northern French coast as its passengers called for rescue.
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A 10-year-old child and two women died Monday on the treacherous migration route across the English Channel from France, apparently trampled to death on a boat packed with more than 100 people, French authorities said. The so-called “taxi boat" ran into difficulty off the northern French coast, with its passengers asking for help, authorities said. Such inflatable boats attempt the dangerous crossing after picking up people from the beaches of northern France, where they wade into the sea to clamber aboard. FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin tells us more.