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2024-03-03 20:40:24 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 905035DF25D7AB257462D76E486A9B8F8B826113F877AD810EE53995BC05BCE5
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Original Note:
The narrative is misleading as the awful incident happened on the Canal de L'Aa in Watten, around 20 miles from Calais. The article itself states "... a small boat attempting to reach the English Channel capsized in northern France." ITVX: www.itv.com/news/2024-03-03/channel-crossing-seven-year-old-girl-dies-after-boat-capsizes CentralFM: www.centralfm.co.uk/news/latest-headlines/girl-7-drowns-in-northern-france-as-migrants-attempt-to-cross-channel-to-uk/ Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/03/03/girl-drowns-france-falling-into-water-migrant-small-boat/
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