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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Harry Taylor

French coastguard rescues 83 people from small boats crossing Channel

A damaged inflatable dinghy lies on the beach in Gravelines, near Calais, France, in December
A damaged inflatable dinghy lies on the beach in Gravelines, near Calais, France in December 2022. Photograph: Pascal Rossignol/Reuters

The French coastguard has rescued 83 people from two small boats in the Channel after they got into difficulty.

The two boats were crossing the Channel on their way to England on Sunday when they encountered problems near Gravelines, on the north coast of France between Dunkirk and Calais.

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