15/09/2024
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15/09/2024
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A view of one of the vessels from the French Gendarmerie Nationale in the port of Boulogne-Sur-Mer, France on Sept 3, after participating in the rescue operation after a boat carrying migrants ripped apart attempting to cross the English Channel. (AP)
PARIS, Sept 15, (AP): Several people died early Sunday during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France, French authorities said. A rescue operation is underway, and survivors of the tragedy have been taken to the sports hall in the northern town of Ambleteuse, according to a statement from the prefecture of Pas-de-Calais region.
The incident Saturday occurred nearly two weeks after a boat carrying migrants ripped apart in the English Channel as they attempted to reach Britain from northern France, plunging dozens into the treacherous waterway and leaving 13 dead, officials said.
