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Dinghy carrying 157 migrants capsizes in Channel after catching fire

NAMPA / DPA
2026-08-04
London (PA Media/dpa) - A dinghy carrying 157 migrants has capsized in the English Channel after its engine caught fire at sea. They were rescued from the water by French vessels aided by two British Border Security Command boats and a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat, and are being taken to Boulogne-sur-Mer, French authorities said. Some 54 of the migrants were taken to France on the British vessels. It comes a day after Refor......
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