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UK ‘stop the boats’ policy raising risk of deadly crushes on dinghies, NGOs say

UK ‘stop the boats’ policy raising risk of deadly crushes on dinghies, NGOs say

Groups say people are dying of crushing and suffocation as ever-growing numbers are packed into fewer vessels

Refugees are being crammed into boats on French beaches in ever-increasing numbers, human rights groups have said, leading to an increased risk of crushing and suffocation as a result of the UK’s “stop the boats” policy.

A seven-year-old girl is among at least eight people who have died of suffocation on a dinghy in the Channel in less than a year.

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