A migrant has died in the Channel this morning while French crews have rescued another 30 people after they ran into difficulties while attempting to reach the UK.
Migrant dies in the Channel and 30 others are rescued while trying to reach Britain.
The Man in his 20s 'from Sudan' is killed.
Crossings reach more than 450 just TWO WEEKS into 2022 - more than the entire total for January last year.
The man, believed to be in his 20s and from Sudan, is said to have died after group's boat ran into difficulties
Twenty-five people found still on board the boat were rescued while five others were found on sandbank
An investigation into what happened in the Channel has been opened by the Boulogne-sur-Mer prosecutor
It comes after 27 migrants drowned in the Channel in November after dinghy capsized off the coast of Calais
271 migrants were confirmed to have made the perilous crossing on Thursday - bringing total to 458 for 2022
More than 28,381 people crossed Channel to the UK across 2021, compared to 8,400 in 2020, figures show
The man, believed to be in his 20s and from Sudan, died after falling into the water while making the perilous crossing from northern France to Britain this morning. He was found and unconscious and taken back to shore for treatment, but was later declared dead.
Twenty-five people were found still on board the boat and were picked up by rescue teams while five others were found on a nearby sandbank, French authorities say.
As many as three migrants could still be missing according to testimonies from those who were rescued, according to reports in French media. An investigation into what happened has been opened by the Boulogne-sur-Mer prosecutor.
The latest death in the Channel, believed to be the first this year, comes after 27 migrants drowned in November after their dinghy capsized near Calais. Five women and a young girl were among the victims.
At least 39 people are believed to have died attempting the Channel crossing last year, according to figures from the International Organization for Migration.
Charity bosses and MPs described today's death in the Channel as a 'tragedy' and urged the Government to act to end the dangerous small boat crossings.
It comes as figures today show more than 450 migrants have crossed the Channel from France to the UK in two weeks. A total of 271 migrants were confirmed to have made the dangerous crossing on Thursday - bringing the total number of arrivals so far this year to at least 458.
The total number of migrant arrivals yesterday was more than entire figure for January last year - when 223 people in 15 boats crossed the Channel in 31 days.
More than 28,381 people crossed the Channel to the UK across the whole of 2021, compared to 8,400 in 2020.
Footage from this morning shows an RNLI lifeboat bringing a group of migrants into Dover in the early hours, when air temperatures were as low as 6C (42F).
Sea temperatures meanwhile were also around 9.5C (49F). Experts say the average person can afford to be in water that cold for 'between five and ten minutes' before risking hypothermia.
The RNLB City of London II Dover Lifeboat brought the group of young men wearing jackets and woolly hats into Dover Marina.
One gave a thumbs up to celebrate arriving around 2am as their large black RHIB was left in the harbour filled with discarded equipment and an outboard engine.
Meanwhile, around 45 migrants were brought ashore by an RNLI lifeboat at Dungeness last night - the first crossing of its kind so far this year.
French authorities also prevented 75 people from making the dangerous journey across the Dover Strait in three incidents, according to the Home Office.
Those arriving at Dover this morning, all of whom appeared to be men, were seen wrapped up in thick coats as they were led up from the lifeboat at to the shore.
Those brought to shore in Dungeness, all said to be men and all of whom are said to have claimed to be from Syria, were escorted off an RNLI lifeboat before being taken to Border Force staff to be processed.
Charity bosses and MPs described today's death in the Channel as a 'tragedy' and urged the Government to act to end the dangerous small boat crossings. Pictured: A British Border Force staff member inspects a dinghy used by migrants at Dover harbour, in Dover.
The kind of risk people take to migrate illegally 🤯🤯🤯
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