Coquelles, France, May 3, 2026 (AFP) - Two women migrants die off French coast seeking to reach UK: officials

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2026-05-03

Two women died Sunday while trying to reach Britain from northern France in a small boat, officials said. The would-be migrants were among 82 people packed on the boat that "ran aground" on a beach at Neufchatel-Hardelot, about 12 kilometres (seven miles) south of the port of Boulogne, said Christophe Marx, a regional government official. At least eight people have now died this year on small boats trying to make the risky trip across the English......

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