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Calais superstore sells out of lifejackets after migrants stock up for Channel crossings
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mirror.co.ukA sporting goods superstore in Calais has been selling out of items needed by migrants to make their Channel crossings to the UK.
Decathlon has seen a huge surge in demand for equipment needed for the perilous journeys, including lifejackets and kayaks. Many refugees face persecution and even death in their homelands and are desperate to find their way to the UK - deemed a "safe place" where they are least likely to be deported.
Though the crossings have turned into a shady racket, with a 'mafia' emerging that "controls the crossings", one migrant has said.
Pictures show some refugees arriving on British shores using sports rackets and snow shovels as makeshift oars - many of which are bought at Decathlon.
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