"These people flee death and end up dying here. Mothers, children convinced they will find a better life across the Channel..." said Frederic Cuvillier, Boulogne's mayor. This reflects the tragedy of the evolving migrant crisis.
"In the UK, officials have been quick to focus on - and to condemn - the smuggling gangs... Each incident, each death, is seen as the result of cynical criminal activity." This highlights differing responses between the UK and France.
"The gangs now launch their boats inland, from canals, or way down the French coast, meaning far longer journeys to cross a busy and treacherous stretch of water." This shows how smuggling operations are adapting.
"As they expand their operations - much of it now funded by British taxpayers - the smuggling gangs are responding, finding new ways to cross... putting the migrants themselves at ever greater risk as a result." This emphasizes the continuous cycle of risk in the migrant situation.
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