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4 migrants die while attempting to cross the English Channel from northern France

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PARIS (AP) — French authorities say four migrants have died while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the U.K. Their inflatable boat capsized and punctured off the coast of Boulogne-sur-Mer, in northern France. Sixty-three people were rescued by the French coast guard, the prefecture responsible for the north of France said in a statement. A French navy patrol boat spotted the overcrowded vessel early Friday as it deflated off the French northern coast. Several people were drifting in the water, the statement said.

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