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Two children among three dead in English Channel overnight - French media
Two children are among three migrants reported dead in the English Channel by French authorities overnight, according to local media.
The deadly incident unfolded off the coast of Sangatte, in Pas-de-Calais, Tuesday night into Wednesday, the region's prosecutor, Laurent Touvet, said at a news conference in Boulogne-sur-Mer on Wednesday. Several rescue operations were launched overnight after a number of boats were spotted leaving Fort Mahon, Dieppe, and Hardelot, the prosecutor's office said in a statement.
Some migrants on board requested assistance while others continued with their journey, resulting in 194 people being brought back to French shores in total, the prosecutor's office said in a statement. This included three people who were airlifted to hospital in Boulogne-sur-Mer but pronounced dead shortly after.
Two of the three who died were minors, French broadcaster BFMTV reported, quoting Mr Touvet. Those who died were "likely crushed at the bottom of the boat.
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