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A rescue workers truck leaves the port of Calais following the tragedy at sea Source: AAP

In one of the deadliest disasters seen in the English Channel, a boat full of asylum seekers has capsized trying to cross from France to England.

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In one of the deadliest disasters seen in the English Channel, a boat full of asylum seekers has capsized trying to cross from France to England.

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