World News | At Least 13 Dead After Boat with Dozens of Migrants Sinks in Waters off Northern France

Paris, Sep 3 (AP) The mayor of a French coastal town being used in a rescue operation says 13 migrants are dead after their boat ripped apart Tuesday during an attempted crossing of the English Channel.

Dozens of people plunged into the treacherous waters.

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“Unfortunately, the bottom of the boat ripped open,” said Olivier Barbarin, mayor of Le Portel near the fishing port of Boulogne-sur-Mer, where a first-aid post was set up to treat victims. “It's a big drama.” (AP)

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