Calais-based volunteers condemn UK for death of Sudanese teenager

Government has failed to provide routes for refugees from northern France, says Clare Moseley of Care4Calais

On an overcast Wednesday morning in Calais volunteers from Care4Calais were out in force as usual distributing food and other necessities to refugees hoping to cross the Channel to seek sanctuary in the UK.

But the mood was much more sombre than usual as the news spread about the death of a young refugee. Volunteers held a short silence to reflect on the bravery and dignity of the young person from Sudan who had lost his life trying to reach safety.

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