By Geert De Clercq and Ingrid Melander
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said 34 people had been onboard, 31 of whom had died, two were rescued and one was still missing. More migrants left France's northern shores than usual to take advantage of calm sea conditions on Wednesday, according to fishermen, although the water was bitterly cold.
While French police have prevented more crossings than in previous years, they have only partially stemmed the flow of migrants wanting to reach Britain - one of many sources of tensions between Paris and London."My thoughts and sympathies are with the victims and their families ... but this disaster underscores how dangerous it is to cross the Channel in this way," he said after chairing an emergency cabinet meeting.
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