Life jackets, buoys, and a deflated inflatable boat were discovered after a failed migration attempt across the Channel from France. French authorities reported 'numerous' boats departing the sea, with one in distress after hitting a sandbank. A navy tugboat rescued 80 passengers from one vessel and five from another. The migrants were returned to Boulogne-sur-Mer, attended to by emergency services and border police. Over 70 migrants have met their deaths attempting this crossing this year.
Life jackets, buoys and a deflated inflatable boat are seen after a failed attempt by migrants to cross the Channel from France on Wednesday.Life jackets, buoys and a deflated inflatable boat are seen after a failed attempt by migrants to cross the Channel from France on Wednesday.
Authorities say ‘numerous’ boats set out to sea and that one called for help after hitting a sandbank off the Pas-de-Calais regionOne of “numerous” migrant boats that set out to sea called for help after hitting a sandbank off the Pas-de-Calais region, France’s Channel and North Sea maritime prefecture said in a statement.A navy tugboat saved 80 passengers from that boat and five more from a second migrant vessel at another location, it said.
The migrants were brought back to land at Boulogne-sur-Mer and attended to by emergency services and border police. More than 70 migrants have died trying to cross the Channel to Britain this year, according to the Pas-de-Calais authorities. Tens of thousands more have reached Britain, whose government has vowed to crack down on people-smuggling gangs.
MIGRATION CRISIS FAILED CROSSING CHANNEL PAS-DE-CAL AIS NAVY RESCUE
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