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Deadliest English Channel crossing in history 'a terrible human tragedy', inquiry hears

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Independent inquiry into the deadliest Channel crossing in history opens on Monday .

26 people confirmed dead and four people missing after inflatable boat capsized in November 2021 .

French authorities believe 33 people were on board - including 13 women and eight children.

The first distress call was received from a 16-year-old Iraqi Kurdish boy, Mubin Rizghar Hussein - who told the operator "everything was finished" in the "harrowing" call.

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