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Five persons, including a seven-year-old girl, died while attempting to cross the English Channel, according to French authorities.
The deaths occurred within hours of the British parliament passing a controversial law that will permit the deportation of those seeking asylum in the U.K. to Rwanda.
The new law is primarily aimed at stopping migrants entering the U.K. on small boats crossing the Channel
English Channel
The English Channel, also known as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Southern England from northern France.
It links to the southern part of the North Sea by the Strait of Dover at its northeastern end.
It is the busiest shipping area in the world
The Channel aided the United Kingdom in becoming a naval superpower, serving as a natural defence to halt attempted invasions, such as in the Napoleonic Wars and in the Second World War
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