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Undocumented Migrants Attempt to Swim From French Port of Calais to UK

© AFP 2023 / PHILIPPE HUGUEN Migrants stand next to tents in the "New Jungle" in Calais on June 17, 2015 near the ferry port of Calais, northern France
Migrants stand next to tents in the New Jungle in Calais on June 17, 2015 near the ferry port of Calais, northern France - Sputnik International
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Some illegal immigrants tied to cross the English Channel to get from French city Calais to the United Kingdom.

A migrant goes inside a lorry to attempt to cross the English Channel, in Calais, northern France, Wednesday, June 24, 2015. - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Some UK-bound immigrants have tried to swim across the English Channel to get from the French port of Calais to the United Kingdom, the BBC reported Monday.

Swimming across one of the world’s busiest shipping routes has been documented but it is unknown how many migrants attempt or survive the journey.

The majority of undocumented migrants attempt to cross into Britain using a ferry, a car or through the underwater tunnel, often with the services of human-trafficking guides.

A picture taken on February 10, 2014 near Coquelles, northern France, shows the entrance of the Eurotunnel - Sputnik International
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Calais is a major ferry port in northern France, and the closest French town to England. At present, up to 3,000 migrants, mainly from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan and Afghanistan, are housed there, many of whom regularly attempt to illegally cross over into the United Kingdom.

Earlier in June, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve and UK Home Secretary Theresa May agreed to cooperate on the situation with the undocumented migrants in the Port of Calais.

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