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Even after 12 deaths, other migrants risk their lives in treacherous seas between Britain and France

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WIMEREUX, France (AP) — Another boat carrying several dozen people is making another attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France just a day after 12 migrants died. Associated Press journalists on a beach in Wimereux on the northern French coastline on Wednesday broadcast live video of an inflatable boat carrying people that French authorities identified as migrants. The boat was so laden that some of those aboard dangled their legs over the sides. Many wore orange life preservers. The mayor of the French coastal town where AP’s team filmed pleaded for French and British officials to do more to stem the flow.

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