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Gavin Blackburn

Record 230 migrants cross English Channel in single small boat, French officials say

A record 230 migrants in one small boat crossed the English Channel to Britain, France's lifeboat service and UK media said on Monday, in the latest example of larger numbers of people packing into a single vessel.

The 230, including more than 20 children, were counted aboard the rubber dinghy as it departed the northeastern French coast amid chaotic scenes late Sunday, the SNSM lifeboat service said in a statement posted online.

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