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In 2021, 23,000 migrants have crossed the Channel to Britain from France by boat.

Last week, this dangerous journey resulted in the deaths of 27 people, including three children.

Emergency services were called out, but only two people survived.

Migrants who are unable to get visas to enter the UK instead pay people smugglers.

They promise to bring migrants across Europe to the UK.

However, the final part of this journey involves small, inflatable boats which are unsuitable for such a busy shipping lane.

Gerald Darmanin, French Interior Minister, blames smugglers for the deaths.

In the French port of Calais, homeless migrants wait to make their journey to the UK.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is keen to end these illegal journeys.

He's called for countries to join together to control trafficking.

Four smugglers who are responsible for the recent tragedy have been caught.

1,500 traffickers have been caught this year by the French authorities.

Although European countries agree that there needs to be a united effort, they rejected suggestions from Johnson.

These had been tweeted in a letter to French President Macron.

Medhi Dimpre, a Calais resident, wants action.

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