Asylum & RefugeeMay 3, 2026·1 min read

Sudanese woman and 16-year-old girl reportedly die trying to cross Channel

The Guardian – World

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Sudanese woman and 16-year-old girl reportedly die trying to cross Channel

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Two were found dead in the early hours of Sunday in boat carrying about 82 people, several of whom were injured Two female Sudanese asylum seekers have died trying to cross the Channel in the early hours of Sunday morning, off the coast of Boulogne. According to some reports, one was a teenager aged 16 and the other a woman in her 20s. They were found dead in the boat, which had run aground on the beach of Neufchâtel-Hardelot, according to Christophe Marx, the secretary general of the Pas-de-Calais Prefecture.

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