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TOPSHOT - Migrants board a smuggler's inflatable dinghy in an attempt to cross the English Channel, on Bleriot beach in Sangatte, near Calais, northern France on October 30, 2024. Three migrants died on October 30, 2024, attempting to cross the English Channel bringing to 59 the number of deaths this year linked to crossings in overcrowded dinghies. With British and French authorities seeking to crack down on people smuggling gangs, activists say traffickers are now herding larger groups of migrants into increasingly overcrowded and unsafe boats trying to take advantage of favourable weather conditions just a few weeks before winter. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP) (Photo by SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images)