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Migrants attempted to cross the English Channel from Gravelines beach, near Calais, in France on Monday (August 25).

Two separate groups of around 50 individuals gathered in the early morning hours, according to eyewitnesses.

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00:00Migrants attempted to cross the English Channel from Gravelines Beach near Calais in France on Monday.
00:09Two separate groups of around 50 individuals gathered in the early morning hours.
00:15The first boat departed quickly while a second vessel returned several times to pick up more passengers from the shore before leaving.
00:23Despite repeated attempts by the second boat to collect additional passengers,
00:28some individuals, including women and children, were unable to board and remained on shore.
00:34Efforts to cross the English Channel have intensified in recent years,
00:38with migrants seeking to reach the United Kingdom despite heightened surveillance and risks.
00:43France and Britain reached an agreement on July 10 to return some migrants arriving on small boats to France.
00:52This agreement is a key part of its plan to reduce illegal immigration,
00:57as more than 25,000 people have arrived in Britain on small boats so far in 2025.
01:07In the UN Government of government of the United Kingdom,
01:08which is about 50!?
01:09In the UN Government of the country,
01:17the UN Government of the government,
01:21are no more than 50,000 people in the UN Government of the United Kingdom,
01:24instead of the UN Government of the U.S.
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