One person dead and 72 rescued from small boat trying to reach UK

One person has died and 72 more were rescued from a boat carrying more than 110 people which was trying to reach the UK.The French coastguard said a rescue vessel was monitoring a boat in the Gravelines area overnight from Thursday to Friday, and it picked up 72 migrants who were requesting assistance.The crew found on

One person has died after the French coastguard picked up 72 people from a boat were requesting assistance on a vessel carrying more than 110 passengers who were trying to reach the UK

ONE migrant has died and 72 others have been rescued from a boat that was attempting to cross the Channel. The dinghy, which was trying to reach the UK today, was carrying 110 migrants from France. The French coastguard said a rescue vessel was monitoring a boat in the Gravelines area overnight. It picked up...

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