apr 23, 2024 - 5 Die Trying to Cross the Channel

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A seven-year-old girl, a woman and three men died in the early hours of this morning while trying to get from France to the UK in a small boat

The French coastguard said the boat was overloaded and carrying 110 people when the incident happened at about 05:00 local time (04:00 BST)

The BBC was on a beach on the French coast, south of Calais, and witnessed migrants boarding a boat to cross the Channel - it later turned out to be the boat that ran into trouble

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called the incident "tragic", but said it was a reminder of why his Rwanda legislation was necessary

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