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 a migrant boat “with 50 on board” sank in the Channel. The tragedy unfolded this morning off the coast of Sangatte, close to Calais, when around 50 migrants

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.

Some 292 people made the journey, arriving in the UK in five boats on Wednesday, according to latest Home Office data.

The tragic incident claimed the life of an infant, though 65 others were saved. In total, 52 migrants have died while trying to cross the Channel this year, a record since 2018.

Three migrants died when a boat capsized near Calais, highlighting illegal immigration challenges for the UK and France. This year, over 50 have died attempting to cross the Channel. EU leaders are toughening immigration policies,

An infant died off the coast of France in the shipwreck of a boat attempting to clandestinely reach England, the French authorities announced. At least 52 people have died attempting to cross the English Channel since the start of the year.

French officials said 65 people were rescued after a migrant boat got into difficulty in the water last night, but a baby tragically died. An investigation has been launched

A BABY has died after an overloaded migrant boat heading for Britain sank in the Channel. The tragedy happened on Thursday night off the coast of France, the country’s maritime authorities

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.

French maritime authorities have pulled the bodies of two migrants from the English Channel, pushing the count of dead and missing in French waters so far this year above 50