Child and Two Women Die After Migrant Dinghy Flounders Off French Coast
- Three migrants died attempting to cross the Channel from France in a capsizing incident involving an inflatable dinghy carrying 105 people.
- France's maritime police received a distress call from the vessel that encountered trouble in calm seas, highlighting the unexpected nature of the emergency.
- Among the three deceased were two women and a child, identified as passengers aboard the dinghy during the crossing attempt.
- This incident occurred hours before Pope Leo was due to give a speech, drawing immediate attention to the maritime tragedy.
- The scheduled address focused on European peace and unity, creating a somber backdrop to the loss of life in the Channel.
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welingelichtekringen.nlWISSANT (ANP/AFP/RTR) - At least three people died on Monday on the Channel between France and England after a migrant boat capsized, French authorities report. The victims are two women and a child, who were attempting to make the crossing along with more than a hundred others. The accident...
Three people died this morning while attempting to cross the English Channel illegally, French authorities said, as quoted by Agence France-Presse, BTA reports. The latest incident brings the number of deaths in attempts to illegally cross the strait since the beginning of the year to 22. There were also survivors in the incident. They were pulled from the water and transported back to the French coast by a French authorities vessel. Attempts…
"A shipwreck involving a taxi boat occurred today off Wissant," said the prefecture, which plans a press briefing in Calais at the end of the morning.
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