A person was found dead near Calais after a small boat attempted to cross the English Channel from France to the United Kingdom overnight, according to French authorities.
Another 34 people were rescued and taken to emergency services after a vessel ran into trouble.
According to the French coast guard, there are still several boats at sea.
Small boat crossings are at a record high for this time of year, and there have been a number of deaths reported in recent weeks.
According to UK statistics, 1,500 people crossed the world’s busiest shipping route in the week ending July 21 on 27 boats, meaning an average of 55 to 56 people per ship.
And 1,007 people on 33 boats were prevented from crossing in the same period.
In total, more than 15 thousand people crossed this year.
According to the French coast guard, they arrived at the recent incident at around 5:30 am, where they found the boat in trouble.
Those on board called for help and, upon arriving at the ship, the coast guard found that one person was unconscious.
They were later pronounced dead and taken to hospital.
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Although 34 people were rescued from the boat and one person died, the coastguard said a number of people remained on the small vessel and were being monitored as it was decided that stopping them would risk injury or tipping them over the side. water.
Following the general election and change of government, the UK’s approach to tackling illegal migration has changed.
Sir Keir Starmer dismantled the Rwandan deportation schemeand instead is trying to work with other countries to stop people from taking these trips.
He announced an £84 million package of aid funding to African and Middle Eastern countries to combat migration “at source”.
The prime minister mentioned migration in phone calls with President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar this weekend.
In conversation with Kagame, a Downing Street spokesperson said: “They discussed their shared commitment to continue working together on solutions to tackle illegal migration.
“They agreed that this is a pressing global challenge and that the priority must be to break the business model of criminal groups that profit from people’s suffering.”
And regarding the discussion with the Qatari leader, the spokesperson said: “The Emir welcomed the Prime Minister’s early action to combat illegal migration, saying it is a global challenge to be addressed collaboratively.”
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