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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Diane Taylor

BIZARRE: Two people die attempting to cross channel in dinghy 0e575859 9ed8 449c b0af e1f17d2ffafd - You Need To See This

An RNLI lifeboat
An RNLI lifeboat brings a group of people to Dover, Kent, after a small boat incident in the Channel. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

Two people have died attempting to cross the Channel in the early hours of Wednesday, according to the French rescue service. It follows a similar death on Monday.

According to the Gris-Nez regional operational surveillance and rescue centre, 80 migrants set off from Gravelines in a dinghy monitored by a French navy vessel on Tuesday evening.

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