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French gendarmes patrol on the beach of Oye-Plage, near Calais, northern France, on January 9, 2019 as they try to intercept migrants attempting to cross the Channel. The number of migrants attempting to cross the Channel, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, rose to 504 last year, up from a mere 13 in 2017.
PHILIPPE HUGUEN / AFPFrench gendarmes patrol on the beach near Calais on 9 January 2019 as they try to intercept migrants attempting to cross the Channel.
- Credits Philippe Huguen/AFP
- Themes Migration