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Eight migrants die while attempting to cross English channel
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September 16, 2024
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Sep 16, 20242:04Now PlayingLatest government figures show 801 people attempted to cross the channel on 14 boats on Saturday 14 September, making this the second highest daily total so far this year.
Eight people have died and six others, including a baby, are being treated in hospital after their vessel "tore apart on the rocks" in Ambleteuse, northern France.
Sky's Alice Porter reports from the scene of the tragedy.
#migrants #englishchannel #france
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