A small boat carrying migrants trying to cross the English Channel ran aground on a beach in northern France, leaving two dead and 16 people injured, including three with serious burns, authorities said on Sunday.The vessel, carrying 82 people, set out overnight from Hardelot beach, a few kilometres south of the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer, but the engine failed and it began to drift, Christophe Marx, Secretary General of the Pas-de-Calais prefecture, told reporters.A French maritime gendarmerie vessel rescued 17 people and brought them to Boulogne-sur-Mer, while the makeshift boat ran aground with 65 others still on board.
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2 dead after boat runs aground in France in failed crossing to UK
Two people died and sixteen were injured, three seriously, when a small boat carrying migrants attempting to cross the English Channel ran aground on a beach in northern France. The vessel, with 82 individuals on board, departed overnight from Hardelot beach.
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Two people died and sixteen were injured, three seriously, when a small boat carrying migrants attempting to cross the English Channel ran aground on a beach in northern France. The vessel, with 82 individuals on board, departed overnight from Hardelot beach. The engine reportedly failed, causing the boat to drift. A maritime gendarmerie rescued 17 people, while the remaining 65 were found on the grounded boat. Authorities confirmed the incident on Sunday.
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Three of the 16 injured people suffered serious burns.
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A French maritime gendarmerie vessel rescued 17 people and brought them to Boulogne-sur-Mer.
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The boat's engine failed, causing it to drift and eventually run aground.
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The vessel was carrying 82 people when it set out overnight from Hardelot beach.
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A small boat carrying migrants ran aground in northern France, resulting in two deaths and 16 injuries.
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