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Pregnant woman and six children among 12 victims after migrant boat capsizes in Channel, French official says – as it happened
Victims ‘primarily of Eritrean origin’, French prosecutor says, as France mobilises helicopters, fishing boats and military vessels
La Voix du Nord’s Florent Caffery has shared footage from the scene where emergency services are gathering.
French authorities have confirmed at least five people died in a Channel crossing attempt, AFP reported.
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