1 killed, another in critical condition after migrant boat partially deflates in English Channel
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A boat carrying over 60 migrants faced difficulties during its attempt to cross the English Channel from France, leaving one person dead and another in critical condition.
Rescue vessels picked up 66 people in all, including the person who died, after the boat in distress was spotted around five miles off the coast of Grand-Fort-Philippe at around 12:30 a.m. local time. The U.K. coastguard said it sent a helicopter to assist the French authorities coordinating the operation.
The French coast around Calais has long been a jumping-off point for people fleeing conflict and poverty around the world seeking to reach Britain, often via dangerous and sometimes deadly sea journeys across one of the world's busiest shipping channels.
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