France migrants board overloaded boat for UK Channel crossing

In Gravelines, in northern France, migrants including families with children have boarded an overloaded boat attempting to cross the English Channel to the UK, Euronews reports. The Channel crossing has become one of Europe's most closely watched migration routes, with small-boat departures from the French coast a recurring flashpoint between Paris and London.

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