Four people die in Channel small-boat sinking
French authorities say situation still being assessed after taxi boat sank between France and UK Four people have died after a small boat sank in the Channel between France and Britain, French local authorities said on Thursday. “A taxi boat sinking occurred today. The situation is still being assessed and remains subject to change,” local authorities in Calais said in a press statement.
At least 42 others rescued after incident in strong currents off coast of Boulogne
Two men and two women have died after a small boat sank in the Channel between France and Britain, French local authorities have said.
They died after being swept away by strong currents while trying to board a dinghy, according to François-Xavier Lauch, the prefect of Pas-de-Calais. The dinghy was described as a taxi-boat, which travels along stretches of the northern French and Belgian coasts, picking up refugees and migrants along the shore.
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