Authorities said 46 other people were rescued from a heavily overloaded inflatable boat that got into difficulty.View on euronews

Two migrants have died and dozens of others were rescued after a boat sank in the English Channel, the French coastguard said.A rescue operation was launched on Wednesday off the coast of Calais after a life jacket was spotted in the sea.

Two people have died after an overloaded migrant boat sank in the English Channel off the coast of Calais on Wednesday morning. French maritime authorities said 46 people have been rescued alive and a search and rescue operation remains ongoing.

The number of arrivals in small boats from across the Channel is 8 per cent higher than the same point in 2023

Two people have died after a migrant boat sank in the English Channel on Wednesday morning, French maritime authorities have said. The French maritime prefecture for the Channel and the North Sea said another 46 migrants were rescued after the incident off the coast of Calais.