On the beach with migrants determined to cross Channel to UK

According to France 24, sunny weather and calm seas have driven a sharp surge in migrant boat crossings from northern France to the UK in the past week. The UK has pledged seven hundred sixty-seven million euros to France over three years to strengthen coastal enforcement. Yet migrants, many having already crossed multiple borders, remain resolved to attempt the dangerous voyage. Reporters on the beach in Gravelines, near Calais, found them determined—pursuing what they believe will be better lives across the Channel.

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