Two women have died while trying to cross the English Channel to the UK in a small boat.They were on a dinghy carrying 82 people off the coast of Neufchatel-Hardelot in the Pas-de-Calais region on Sunday morning, French authorities said.The boat, which left the south area of Neufchatel-Hardelot at around 1.30am, started drifting out at sea after a technical issue.

Two women have died while trying to cross the English Channel to the UK in a small boat.They were on a dinghy carrying 82 people off the coast of Neufchatel-Hardelot in the Pas-de-Calais region on Sunday morning, French authorities said.The boat, which left the south area of Neufchatel-Hardelot at around 1.30am, started drifting out at sea after a technical issue.