About 50 people were rescued by helicopter on Sunday morning, French authorities have saidTwo people died attempting to cross the Channel in a dinghy on Sunday morning, according to the French authorities, bringing the death toll since mid-July to at least nine.The maritime prefecture for the Channel in Calais issued a brief statement confirming the deaths and have said that Jacques Billant, the prefect of Pas-de-Calais, was going to the scene to supervise the rescue operations. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/11/two-people-died-attempting-cross-channel-dinghy
Author : Diane Taylor
Publish date : 2024-08-11 13:15:29
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