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A group of people thought to be migrants are brought to Dover by the RNLI. PA
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Migrants are brought ashore at Dungeness by RNLI Lifeboat members after crossing the Channel. Reuters
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The past three years have seen a significant rise in attempted Channel crossings by migrants, despite the dangers. AFP
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Migrants on board a Border Force rescue boat line up to disembark at Dover harbour after crossing the Channel. Reuters
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A life jacket is left in the water after a group of more than 40 migrants got on an inflatable dinghy to leave the coast of northern France and cross the Channel. Reuters
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Migrants are escorted by Border Force staff in Dungeness, after being brought ashore by an RNLI lifeboat. Reuters
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A woman with a child is brought ashore safely. Reuters
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Migrants walk along a British beach after being brought ashore by an RNLI lifeboat. Reuters
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At least 27 migrants bound for Britain died on Wednesday when their boat sank in the English Channel. AP
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French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin speaks to the press in Calais, northern France, after the tragedy. AP
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France's interior minister has called it the biggest tragedy involving migrants on the dangerous crossing to date. AP
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A man wheels a gurney into a warehouse in Calais, where it is believed the bodies of migrants are being transported. PA
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French police look at a map of the coast at Wimereux, in northern France. The stretch of beach is believed to be used by migrants aiming to cross the Channel. PA
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A funeral van leaves the port of Calais. AFP
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A group of people thought to be migrants are brought to Dover by the RNLI. PA
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Migrants are brought ashore at Dungeness by RNLI Lifeboat members after crossing the Channel. Reuters
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The past three years have seen a significant rise in attempted Channel crossings by migrants, despite the dangers. AFP
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Migrants on board a Border Force rescue boat line up to disembark at Dover harbour after crossing the Channel. Reuters
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A life jacket is left in the water after a group of more than 40 migrants got on an inflatable dinghy to leave the coast of northern France and cross the Channel. Reuters
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Migrants are escorted by Border Force staff in Dungeness, after being brought ashore by an RNLI lifeboat. Reuters
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A woman with a child is brought ashore safely. Reuters
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Migrants walk along a British beach after being brought ashore by an RNLI lifeboat. Reuters
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At least 27 migrants bound for Britain died on Wednesday when their boat sank in the English Channel. AP
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French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin speaks to the press in Calais, northern France, after the tragedy. AP
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France's interior minister has called it the biggest tragedy involving migrants on the dangerous crossing to date. AP
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A man wheels a gurney into a warehouse in Calais, where it is believed the bodies of migrants are being transported. PA
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French police look at a map of the coast at Wimereux, in northern France. The stretch of beach is believed to be used by migrants aiming to cross the Channel. PA
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A funeral van leaves the port of Calais. AFP
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A group of people thought to be migrants are brought to Dover by the RNLI. PA
More than 30 die in migrant Channel crossing tragedy
Disaster is worst single loss of life in recent migrant crossings as France arrests suspected traffickers
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