Migrant Crossings from France to UK Rise Amid Calm Seas

Warm weather and calm seas have led to a sharp increase in migrants attempting to cross the Channel from northern France to the UK, with reporters observing groups in Gravelines near Calais.

26 Jun, 13:09 — 26 Jun, 13:09

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France 24High66d ago

FRANCE-UK: On the beach as migrants try to cross the Channel

Warm weather and calm seas have meant the number of #migrants tempting the crossing from northern #France to the #UK has risen sharply in recent days.Our reporters were on the beach, early in the morning, in Gravelines near Calais as a group of migrants tried, and failed, to board a small boat. They stood on the shoreline and watched as the already overcrowded boat disappeared into the distance.Migrants who spoke to FRANCE 24 said they were from Somalia, Sudan, Eritrea, Nigeria and Uganda and...

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Migrant Crossings from France to UK Rise Amid Calm Seas

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