Channel deaths: Teenager describes chaos as boat launched - BBC News

Marcus, 16, says he fled a life as a child soldier in South Sudan and hopes to study in the UK.

23 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage caption, Marcus says he wants to study political science in the UKBy Jon DonnisonBBC News, CalaisMarcus, not his real name, is nervous and twitchy as he sits by the harbour wall in Calais.

The 16-year-old was one of more than 100 people who on Tuesday tried to scramble aboard a small inflatable dinghy attempting to cross the Channel to the UK.

The BBC witnessed a chaotic and violent scene, as some migrants attacked others with sticks while the French police fired tear gas.

Despite the clashes, the boat still set sail.

Five people died, including a seven-year-old girl, after the overloaded vessel ran into trouble soon afterwards.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68912593

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