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A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover in south-east England on Tuesday morning. AP
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A lifeboat crew carries a person on a stretcher towards an ambulance in Dover, Kent, after a small boat incident in the Channel in which five migrants died in a crossing attempt on April 23. PA
Boats on patrol in Wimereux, near Calais, France. Reuters
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A helicopter carrying medical emergency personnel takes off from Wimereux. AFP
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Police in Wimereux. The French coastguard said police were at the beach on Tuesday morning, where several 'lifeless bodies' had been found. Reuters
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A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover in south-east England on Tuesday morning. AP
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A lifeboat crew carries a person on a stretcher towards an ambulance in Dover, Kent, after a small boat incident in the Channel in which five migrants died in a crossing attempt on April 23. PA
Boats on patrol in Wimereux, near Calais, France. Reuters
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A helicopter carrying medical emergency personnel takes off from Wimereux. AFP
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Police in Wimereux. The French coastguard said police were at the beach on Tuesday morning, where several 'lifeless bodies' had been found. Reuters
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A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover in south-east England on Tuesday morning. AP