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Hundreds gather for vigils from Durham to Paris to commemorate those who died in the Channel
Around 300 people gather in Paris for a vigil to remember those who died in the Channel on November 24, 2021
HUNDREDS of mourners attended vigils from Durham to Paris to commemorate those who died in the Channel last year and join bereaved families in their calls for justice.
On November 24 2021, 31 people died while attempting to cross on a small boat from France to Britain in the worst maritime disaster in the English Channel in three decades.
Twenty-seven bodies were recovered from the water, including three children and a pregnant woman. Four remain missing.
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