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Gravelines

since 2025 › May › 21 (Wed) @ 15:30 UTC

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2 days ago

Dinghies at dawn and a determination to arrive: on the French coast waiting to cross to UK

found 2025 › Jul › 10 (Thu) @ 20:10 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Around Gravelines and Dunkirk there is danger, profound squalor and a human spirit that overpowers the politics

It is 5.45am, the dawn light strengthening. A large inflatable dinghy carrying 20 or mor…

10 days ago

Chaos on French shores as 'people trafficker' is seen WHIPPING terrified migrants as they scramble to board boat bound for the UK

found 2025 › Jul › 02 (Wed) @ 12:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

The Mail beat French police to the shore at small-boat hotspot Gravelines beach at 5.30am, where large groups of migrants were running to reach the waves

Lined up and waiting to cross the Channel for a new life in UK, NEIL SEARS reports on the migrant crisis from Gravelines, near Calais

found 2025 › Jul › 01 (Tue) @ 23:30 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

It's the pretty holiday town that has become notorious as the most popular launchpad for migrants heading for Britain.

25 days ago

Migrants slump to the ground as French police again use tear gas to stop them setting off for Britain... but many more make it to waiting 'taxi boats' yelling 'England, England!'

found 2025 › Jun › 17 (Tue) @ 09:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Extraordinary scenes showed dozens of French police and coastguards looking on as men and some women crammed onto an overloaded boat off Gravelines beach.

52 days ago

Two people die attempting to cross Channel in dinghy

found 2025 › May › 21 (Wed) @ 15:10 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Ten others on board asked to be rescued after small boat carrying 80 migrants set off from northern France

Two people have died attempting to cross the Channel in the early hours of Wednesday, accordi…

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