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Migrants crossing the Channel turn to Decathlon for life jackets

Original: Flüchtlinge am Ärmelkanal: Schwimmwesten aus der Decathlon-Filiale Vor zehn Jahren räumten und zerstörten die französisc

Ten years after French authorities dismantled the makeshift migrant camp near Calais, the largest of its kind in Europe, people continue trying to cross the English Channel. Migrants are increasingly buying life jackets from a Decathlon store, underscoring how the dangerous crossings persist a decade after the camp's destruction.

Why now: The tenth anniversary of the Calais camp clearance has renewed attention on continuing Channel crossings.

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