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At least five migrants die in attempt to cross English Channel
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2024-04-23 | 07:25
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At least five migrants die in attempt to cross English Channel
Five people, including a child, died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France on Tuesday, hours after Britain passed a bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda to try to deter the dangerous crossings.
The deaths occurred after an overcrowded small boat carrying around 110 people set out to cross one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. The French coastguard was still searching for any survivors.
"A tragedy occurred on a boat overloaded with migrants early this morning. We deplore the deaths of five people, a seven-year-old girl, a woman, and three men," local prefect Jacques Billant told reporters.
"The engine stopped a few hundred meters away from the shore and several people fell into the water," Billant said.
Rescuers had arrived quickly and picked up 47 people, he said. Four were brought to hospital but their lives were not in danger.
"Another 57 people stayed on board," he said. "They did not want to be rescued, they managed to restart the engine and headed towards Britain."
The boat had left from Wimereux, about 32 km (20 miles) southwest of Calais.
A British border force boat carrying more than 20 migrants in life jackets was seen off the coast in Dover, southern England, about 32 km from French shores. It was not clear where these migrants had set out from.
The attempts to cross the Channel took place hours after Britain's parliament passed legislation that will allow the government to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda rather than stay in Britain for processing.
Stopping the flow of migrants is a priority for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government, which says the Rwanda plan will act as a deterrent. Human rights groups and other critics say it is inhumane.
"These tragedies have to stop," Britain's interior minister James Cleverly said of the latest migrant deaths at sea.
Sunak, speaking after the bill passed in parliament, said the focus was now on getting flights to Rwanda off the ground. The bill is expected to receive Royal Assent this week, meaning it has passed into law, and Sunak has said he expects flights to depart within 10 to 12 weeks.
"I am clear that nothing will stand in our way of doing that and saving lives," he said in a statement.
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