Wednesday, November 24, 2021

At least 31 people are dead after a migrant boat capsizes in the English Channel

Dozens of migrants died and others were injured on Wednesday when their boat capsized off Calais in the English Channel as they tried to cross from France to Britain, authorities said. In this photo from Nov. 17, French police officers patrol on the beach in the search for migrants in Wimereux, northern France.

It's believed that 34 people were on the boat. Authorities found 31 bodies, including those of five women and a young girl. The travelers' nationalities were not immediately known.

(Image credit: Louis Witter/AP)

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