Tear gas, a damaged dinghy: In Gravelines, the police want to prevent people from crossing to Britain. In another attempt at the strait, three people die – including a child.
The police in France stopped a group of migrants on Monday before crossing the English Channel. In another attempt to get to Britain with a dinghy, three people died, the police reported.
In Gravelines, on the northern French coast, police fired tear gas at dozens of migrants attempting the crossing to England. Also today, three people drowned while crossing the Channel from Wissant.