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UK ‘stop the boats’ policy raising risk of deadly crushes on dinghies, NGOs say

Groups say people are dying of crushing and suffocation as ever-growing numbers are packed into fewer vessels

Refugees are being crammed into boats on French beaches in ever-increasing numbers, human rights groups have said, leading to an increased risk of crushing and suffocation as a result of the UK’s “stop the boats” policy.

A seven-year-old girl is among at least eight people who have died of suffocation on a dinghy in the Channel in less than a year.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Groups say people are dying of crushing and suffocation as ever-growing numbers are packed into fewer vessels Refugees are being crammed into boats on French beaches in ever-increasing numbers, human rights groups have said, leading to an increased risk of crushing and suffocation as a result of the UK’s “stop the boats” policy.A seven-year-old girl is among at least eight people who have died of suffocation on a dinghy in the Channel in less than a year. Continue reading…