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

A rescue operation was launched on Wednesday off the coast of Calais after a life jacket was spotted in the sea.

More migrants have crossed the English Channel this year than all of last year, official figures show. Four hundred twenty-four people made the perilous crossing on Friday (October 25), bringing the total for this year to 29,578. This compares to the 29,437 migrants who entered the UK after crossing the busy sea lane in 2023.

The French coastguard says that two migrants have died and dozens of others were rescued after a boat sank in the English Channel. A rescue operation was launched on Wednesday as the group tried to make it to England. Some 48 people were recovered in the ...

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.

Two people have died after a boat sank in the Channel carrying close to 50 asylum-seekers, French maritime authorities have said. A rescue operation was launched on Wednesday morning after a life jacket was spotted in the water,

Nearly 300 migrants crossed English Channel as three died in boat rescue - Some 292 people made the journey, arriving in the UK in five boats on Wednesday, according to latest Home Office data.