法国当局称，9月28日星期一，三人在法国近海试图非法穿越英吉利海峡前往英国时死亡。
Three people died on Monday, September 28, off the coast of France while attempting an illegal crossing of the Channel to the United Kingdom, French authorities said.
法国北部海滨村庄维桑附近今天发生了一起涉及“出租车船”的沉船事故。
"A shipwreck involving a taxi boat occurred today off the coast of Wissant," a seaside village in northern France, the prefecture said, using a term referring to a dinghy that approaches the beach from the sea to pick up migrating people in shallow waters off the beach. The initial death toll stood at three, it said.
省长办公室称，这一名称是指一种从海上驶近海滩、在近岸浅水区接载移民的小艇。初步死亡人数为三人。
"A shipwreck involving a taxi boat occurred today off the coast of Wissant," a seaside village in northern France, the prefecture said, using a term referring to a dinghy that approaches the beach from the sea to pick up migrating people in shallow waters off the beach. The initial death toll stood at three, it said.
据法国新闻社记者报道，一艘救援船于上午抵达加来港，并开始让事故中的获救人员下船。一辆长途客车以及消防车和警车也被部署到现场。
A rescue boat arrived at the port of Calais in the mid-morning, where it began disembarking people rescued from the accident, an Agence France-Presse correspondent said. A coach, as well as fire service and police vehicles were deployed at the scene, they said.
长期以来，法国一直是无数无证移民的出发地，他们希望穿越英吉利海峡，在英国开始更好的生活。
France has long been a launchpad for migrating people without visas hoping to cross the Channel to start a better life in Britain. They pay smugglers thousands of dollars to board unstable rubber dinghies to make the journey across one of the world's busiest shipping routes.
他们向走私者支付数千美元，登上不稳定的橡胶充气艇，穿过世界上最繁忙的航道之一。
France has long been a launchpad for migrating people without visas hoping to cross the Channel to start a better life in Britain. They pay smugglers thousands of dollars to board unstable rubber dinghies to make the journey across one of the world's busiest shipping routes.
上周，在法国北部发生数起此类混乱的“出租车船”启程事件后，人们发现了三具遗体。
Three bodies were found last week after chaotic "taxi boat" departures of this kind in northern France. At least 29 people lost their lives last year trying to cross the Channel, according to an AFP tally based on official French and British sources.
据法新社根据法国和英国官方消息统计，去年至少有29人在试图穿越英吉利海峡时丧生。
Three bodies were found last week after chaotic "taxi boat" departures of this kind in northern France. At least 29 people lost their lives last year trying to cross the Channel, according to an AFP tally based on official French and British sources.