Two female Sudanese asylum seekers have died trying to cross the Channel in the early hours of Sunday morning, off the coast of Boulogne. According to some reports, one was a teenager aged 16 and the other a woman in her 20s. They were found dead in the boat, which had run aground on the beach of Neufchâtel-Hardelot, according to Christophe Marx, the secretary general of the Pas-de-Calais Prefecture. There were approximately 82 people on board. Marx said that the victims had been found “dead inside the boat”. Three survivors are reported to be in a critical condition due to burns caused by a mix of engine fuels and sea water. Fourteen others have less severe injuries, with five of them taken to hospital. A major rescue operation was launched when dozens of people tried to scramble on to the dinghy, described as a taxi boat. Seventeen people were rescued at sea and taken to Boulogne-sur-Mer, and another 65 remained onboard until the boat ran aground.…