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local media in the col City in France
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have reported that a tribute service
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will be held in honor of a baby that
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died on Thursday night in an overloaded
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migrant boat which reportedly started
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sinking of the coast of wiant in
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northern France with 65 persons rescued
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alive according to KH local newspapers
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on the night of October 17th to 18 a new
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tragedy took place of the coast of wiant
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an infant lost his life when a boat sank
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trying to cross the channel to join
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England the maritime prefecture of the
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channel and the North Sea announced that
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65 people were rescued safe and sound
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but an infant found unconscious in the
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water could not be revived the year
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2024 a dark record of mortality in the
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English Channel 2024 is the deadliest
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year since the beginning of Fortune Boat
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Crossings at least 52 people lost their
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lives trying to cross the maritime
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border among those victims many children
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on September 3rd six of the 12 people
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who died in the worst shre of the year
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were minors on October 5th a 2-year-old
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boy was crushed to death in a boat
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carrying more than 80 people figures
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provided by British authorities show a
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significant rise vessels arriving into
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England since January 1st have an
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average of 53 passengers or from 13 in
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2020 according to a calculation compiled
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bfm since the beginning of the year more
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than 26,000 people have crossed the
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channel to reach British coasts a
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citizen tribute will take place tomorrow
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evening at 18:30 in front of rishu Park
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in khi a baby had been confirmed died
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and 65 others persons were rescued after
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an overloaded migrants D he headed for
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the UK from France capsized and sunk on
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Thursday night night French Maritime
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authorities managed to save the
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survivors but the baby found unconscious
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was later declared dead according to AFP
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reports this tragic incident marks 2024
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as the deadliest year since 2018 for
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migrants attempting the dangerous
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English Channel crossing the accident
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occurred near the French town of wiand
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according to the maritime Authority
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overseeing the channel and the North Sea
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the sted 65 people were rescued but a
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baby was found unconscious and suddenly
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declared dead this letter tragedy brings
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the total number of migrants who have
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died while trying to cross the channel
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in 2024 to at least 52 setting a grim
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record not seen in 6 years on September
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3rd 12 migrants six children and six
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adults lost their lives just a month
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later a 2-year-old boy and three adults
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also perished in similar incidents
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involving overloaded boats British
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figures show that the number of migrants
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arriving in boats averaged 53 this year
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a significant increase compared to 13 in
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2020 over 26,000 migrants have landed on
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British Shores since January 1st
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according to data from the UK home
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office four ships including a French
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Navy vessel and a helicopter were
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involved in the operation to help those
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on board the streaking craft AFP
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reported a statement from French
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Maritime authorities said on the evening
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of Thursday October 17th the departure
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of a migrant boat of the coast of wiant
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was reported to the green a regional
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operational surveillance and rescue
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center cross once on site the resources
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noted that the boat which was heavily
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loaded was in difficulty and that some
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of the people were in the water the
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resources then put their semi- rigid
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boats in the water and began to recover
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the people in difficulty the statement
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added that a boat named AB Nory took 65
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people on board and another vessel The
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Mink recovered an an unconscious infant
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who was transferred aboard the Abel
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Normandy it added that paramedics from
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the helicopter boarded the other noraly
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bought that sadly the child was declared
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there by the dispatching doctor the
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statement continued the area of the
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Shipwreck hadn't been fully investigated
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the maritime prefect of the channel and
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the North Sea decided to interrupt the
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searches led by the cross the 65
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Castaways and the deceased infant
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rescued by the ab Normandy were then
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dropped off at the Port of BU sare once
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at the key side all the Castaways were
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taken care of by Land Rescue Services
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