A toddler's sock, stray shoes and a Disneyland Paris poncho lie on the wrecked remains of a flimsy dinghy after a failed Channel crossing attempt.
A stretch of beach close to Dunkirk in northern France resembles a dinghy graveyard as desperate migrants rush to take the perilous journey - arranged by criminal gangs - before winter sets in.
The feeble, black vessel lies ruined and ripped, with gloves and a large coat accompanying the child’s sock.
