World News | Deadly Week for Migrants on French Coast; at Least 3 Killed
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A train struck and killed a migrant from Eritrea and at least two bodies were recovered from the sea and on a beach in what has been a particularly deadly week for migrants on the northern coast of France. attempting treacherous crossings to Britain.
Paris, Nov 5 (AP) A train struck and killed a migrant from Eritrea and at least two bodies were recovered from the sea and on a beach in what has been a particularly deadly week for migrants on the northern coast of France. attempting treacherous crossings to Britain.
Many hundreds of people, setting off in a flotilla of boats, quickly ran into trouble in the waters between northern France and Britain.
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The waterway with changeable weather, cold seas and heavy maritime traffic is dangerous for the inflatables and other small boats that men, women and children squeeze into for attempted crossings.
From Monday night to Wednesday night, more than 1,000 people were picked up off the coast during dozens of rescue operations by French maritime vessels backed up by helicopters.
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One person taken unconscious from the sea on Wednesday was later declared dead on shore, French maritime authorities said.
Another person was declared missing, having fallen off a boat from which other people were rescued in the waters off the coastal city of Calais.
Another body was recovered on a beach west of Calais on Thursday, along with a boat filled with water and two survivors who were hospitalised with hypothermia, maritime authorities said.
The train that killed the migrant from Eritrea occurred in Calais on Thursday night.
Another Eritrean was critically injured and two others were slightly injured, Franck Dhersin, a regional vice president for transportation, said. (AP) VM
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