Lille, France, Oct 5, 2026 (AFP) - Two people die trying to cross Channel to UK: French authorities

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2026-10-05

Two men died off the French coast overnight from Sunday to Monday while attempting to cross the Channel into Britain, while two women were hospitalised with burns, French authorities said. The two migrants who died were in their thirties and forties, the prefecture told AFP. Two women suffering from burns over large areas of their bodies were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, officials said. La Voix du Nord, a regional daily n......

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